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1.4. Gateway In

See: Managing Channels - Manage a Channel

In the Gateway In screen, you select your input gateway type and configure its specific parameters.
Gateway In tab

Figure 1.7. Gateway In tab


When you create a new channel, you must define an incoming gateway type and configure it.

First you should select a gateway in the catalogue available list. For this, click on Open catalogue command.

The catalogue list of available incoming gateways is displayed as illustrated below:

Catalogue for gateway in selection

Figure 1.8. Catalogue for gateway in selection


Create and/or select a gateway from open catalogue. Please refer to The Catalogue chapter for more informations about catalogue use and commands.

The following types of gateways are available:

  • Email Gateway: Incoming messages are attached to email messages and sent to a specific Babelway email address and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • Fetch Mail Gateway: Incoming messages are send to an email address and Babelway platform polls and retrieves them from external mail server using login and password.

  • FTP Client Gateway: Incoming messages are polled and retrieved from a remote ftp server using login and password.

  • SFTP Client Gateway: Incoming messages are polled and retrieved from a remote sftp server using login and password.

  • FTP Server Gateway: Incoming messages are transferred to a Babelway specific Ftp server and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • SFTP Server Gateway: Incoming messages are transferred to a Babelway specific SFtp server and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • AS2 Gateway: A communicaion standard largely used in retail environment to secure communications over Internet.

  • Web Gateway: A website access to upload incoming messages. They are processed as soon as they are uploaded.

  • Internal Gateway: A gateway used for internal transfer of messages between channels inside Babelway platform.

  • OFTP Server Gateway In: Incoming messages are transferred to a Babelway specific OFTP server and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • OFTP Client Gateway In: Incoming messages are polled and retrieved from a remote OFTP server using login and password.

  • Http Gateway In: Incoming messages are transferred to a Babelway specific Http server and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • X.400 Gateway In: Incoming messages are transferred to a Babelway specific X.400 server and processed as soon as they arrive.

  • Scheduler Gateway In: Create new messages based on time events.

Show Advanced Properties

The Show Advanced Properties command is the same for all gateway types..Clicking on it displays following informations:

Gateway In advanced properties

Figure 1.9. Gateway In advanced properties


The following fields and information are available:

  • Id: A unique identifier automatically set by Babelway platform.

  • Name: A name that you can set and/or modify to easily retrieve and manage your gateway.

  • Description: A free text field that you can set and/or modify used in addition to gateway name to help you identify your gateway usage and/or function.

  • Used in channels: List of channels that are currently using this gateway.

  • Property Name: Not used at this time.

  • File Property Name: Not used at this time.

Do not forgot to Save your changes before switching to another tab as they are not automatically saved.