FTP Guard Documentation
FTP Guard overview
Licensing & registration
Creating connections
Importing connections
Renaming connections
Resetting connections
Changing user password
Deleting connections
Checking connection
Enabling/disabling connections
Enabling/disabling monitoring
Enabling/disabling sound
Monitoring settings
Monitoring results
Program options
Appendix A: Icons and error codes
Appendix B: Keyboard shortcuts
Monitoring settings

Monitoring settings contain the following sections - Alert Events, Notification, File/Directory Extensions Filter, Directories Ignore Filter, and Directories/Links Filter.

Alert Events Section

In this section you can specify what events you want to monitor.

Deletion - if selected the monitoring will include detection of deletion of directory items. If deleted item is found an event in the monitoring results will be recorded, a notification will be performed in accordance of the selected notifications, and the connection name in the list of connections will be highlighted (appearing as bold).

Modification - if selected the monitoring will include detection of modification of directory items. If modified item is found an event in the monitoring results will be recorded, a notification will be performed in accordance of the selected notifications, and the connection name in the list of connections will be highlighted (appearing as bold).

Addition - if selected the monitoring will include detection of addition of directory items. If added item is found an event in the monitoring results will be recorded, a notification will be performed in accordance of the selected notifications, and the connection name in the list of connections will be highlighted (appearing as bold).

Error Raising - if selected the monitoring will include detection of raising of connection errors. If connection error is detected a notification will be performed in accordance of the selected notifications and the connection icon will be set indicating the status of the connection. The connection icons are explained in "Connection Icons" part of this help.

Error Fixing - if selected the monitoring will include detection of fixing of connection errors. If connection error is fixed a notification will be performed in accordance of the selected notifications and the connection icon will be set indicating the status of the connection. The connection icons are explained in "Connection Icons" part of this help.

Notification Section

In this section you ca specify how you wish to be notified when an alert event is detected.

Show System Tray Message - if selected a notification message will appear next to the taskbar. This feature is available in Windows 2000 or later.

Play Sound - this notification is by playing the selected sound file in the corresponding field. If the filed for sound file is empty the default sound file (specified in Default Sound Notification File in Program Options Form) will be played.

Launch Application - this notification is for advanced users who wish to create their own notification. If checked when an alert event is detected the Application specified in the corresponding field will be started with the following command line parameters:

/Added=[number of added files]
/Modified=[number of modified files]
/Deleted=[number of deleted files]
/ErrorCode=[connection error code]
/ErrorText=[connection error text]

The connection error codes are explained in Appendix A: Icons and error codes.

File/Directory Extensions Filter Section

This section allows you to select the file/directory extension you want to monitor or ignore. Each extension can begin with or without dot (.), each on a separate line.

Directories Ignore Filter Section

This section allows you to select the directories you do not want to monitor when recursive mode. The directories must begin with a slash (/) each on a separate line.

Directories/Links Items Filter Section

In this section you can select whether to ignore the directories and symbolic link items.

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