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Before You Start
Have these ready:- The feeds you need. A name and description for each folder, and whether it is inbound or outbound. See How to Manage Feeds.
- An SSH public key for the system that will connect. See How to Manage SSH Keys and Allowed IPs.
- The public IP addresses that system connects from.
- A PGP public key, only if Mention Me will send you encrypted reports. See How to Manage Encryption Keys.
Complete the Setup Flow
The flow is a Finish setup checklist with a progress bar. Work through it from top to bottom. Steps stay locked until the steps they depend on are done.1
Add Your Feeds
On Feeds configured, click Inbound feed or Outbound feed, fill
in the feed details and click Create feed. Each feed you add is listed
under the step. Add as many as you need.
2
Enter Your SSH Key
On SSH key registered, click Enter SSH key, paste your public key
and click Save key.
3
Enter Your IP Addresses
On IP allow list registered, click Enter IP allowlist, enter your
addresses one per line and click Save allowlist.
4
Send to Mention Me
Once both are saved, click Send to Mention Me. Until you do, nothing is
sent, and you can use Edit SSH key or Edit IP allowlist to make
changes.
5
Add an Encryption Key
This step only appears if you marked a feed as encrypted. Use its action to
generate an inbound key or import an outbound key. It completes once every
encrypted feed has a key.
6
Wait for Mention Me
Mention Me Ops processing completes on its own once the Mention Me team
has set up your feeds, SSH key and IP addresses on the SFTP server. No
action is needed from you.
7
Share Connection Details
Click Send instructions to email the SFTP connection details to whoever
is setting up the transfer, or Mark as done if you’ve already shared
them. See SFTP
Connection for the
connection details and folder structure.
8
Transfer Your First File
First file transferred completes once the first file has been sent or
received. Setup is then finished.
What to Expect
After you send, the SSH key and IP steps show who sent the request and when. They complete automatically once Mention Me has configured your connection. You don’t need to raise a ticket or chase.
You can leave the page and come back at any point. Your progress is saved, apart from an SSH key or IP allowlist you’ve entered but not yet sent.
After Setup
Once your first file has transferred, Data feeds shows your feeds instead of the checklist. From there you can:- Add more feeds. See How to Manage Feeds.
- Add or change SSH keys and IP addresses. See How to Manage SSH Keys and Allowed IPs.
- Add or rotate encryption keys. See How to Manage Encryption Keys.
See Also
How to Manage Feeds
Inbound and outbound folders, naming and encryption.
How to Manage SSH Keys and Allowed IPs
Key formats, IP rules and adding more after setup.
How to Manage Encryption Keys
Generate and rotate PGP keys for encrypted feeds.
How to Upload a CSV
A one-off alternative to a recurring feed.