Office of Higher Education SFTP Setup Instructions

Create SFTP Connection

1. Navigate to System Management > Server > Plugin Configuration

2. Select the Remote Connection Manager plugin

3. Select Remote Connection Manager

4. Click Create Connection

5. Fill out the following form items:

a. Name – MN Direct Admit SFTP

b. Description - Connection for MN Direct Admit to State

c. Protocol – select SFTP

d. Host – filetransfer.mn.gov

e. Port – enter 22

f. Authentication Type – select Password

g. Username - as specified by OHE.

h. Password and Confirm Password - as specified by OHE.

i. Select “Allow upload”.

j. Click Test Connection to verify the connection is configured correctly. A ‘Connection Successful’ should result, if not review items a - i above.

k. Click “Submit”

6. The new SFTP connection is created.

Sending Data to the Office of Higher Education through SFTP

To send the Direct Admission Upload results to the Office of Higher Education select the SFTP connection on the report parameter screen. Results will not be sent if SFTP connections is set to (Disable) on the parameter screen.

If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, please contact: direct.admissions.ohe@state.mn.us.