The Aspera Add-in for Microsoft Outlook is a client software option for the Aspera faspexTM web application, which extends Aspera’s global person-to-person file delivery and collaboration capabilities to Outlook users. This lightweight software add-in integrates seamlessly with the Outlook client, with no software installed on the Exchange server. High-speed Aspera transfers are initiated using standard Outlook workflow. Users simply compose an email and attach files or directories of any size; no additional steps are necessary. When the user clicks the "send" button, the Aspera Add-in automatically sends the attachments at high speed using Aspera faspex.
Seamless integrationAspera Outlook add-in is easy to install and runs automatically when needed; no special actions are required from the users to initiate high-speed transfers. The add-in runs entirely on the client machines with no software installed on the Exchange server.
High-speed email attachment transfersThe add-in will send files via FASP® high-speed transfers regardless of transfer distances or network conditions. Files of any size or entire folders can be sent as a single attachment, without time- and resource-consuming compression.
- High-speed FASP® transfers
- Transfers are powered by FASP® attachments are sent at high-speed, regardless of file sizes, transfer distance, or network conditions
- Precise bandwidth control ensures the entire allocated bandwidth is utilized to achieve maximum transfer speeds, while being fair to other business-critical network traffic
- Complete security with built-in endpoint authentication, encryption, and data integrity verification
- Reliable transfers with end-to-end progress reporting and detailed performance monitoring
- No limits on email attachments
- Email attachments can be any size there is virtually no limit since the attachments are sent using Aspera's unique FASP® protocol, using faspex™ rather than the Exchange server
- Entire folders, of any size, can be sent without requiring any compression
- Interoperable with faspexâ„¢, Aspera Connect and CargO
- Aspera faspexâ„¢ is fully supported attachments to emails originated from a faspexâ„¢ server can be downloaded at high-speed by the recipient directly from within Outlook using the Aspera Add-in
- Email recipients running Outlook without the Aspera Add-in receive a standard faspexâ„¢ email with a download link
- Users simply click on the download link to start a high-speed download of the attachments with the Aspera Connect browser plug-in
- Standard web-based email clients are also fully supported using the Aspera Connect browser plug-in
- Recipients who have faspex accounts can have attachments automatically downloaded to their desktop using Aspera Cargo
- Bulletproof Security
- Email attachments can be encrypted over the wire, in transit and at rest
- Attachments remain encrypted in the faspexâ„¢ server and are decrypted on the fly when downloaded by the recipient using the Aspera Add-in for Outlook, Connect browser plug-in, or Cargo
- Built-in data integrity verification protects against man-in-the-middle attacks
- Seamless Integration with Outlook
- The Aspera plug-in for Outlook is installed on the client computer. No software is installed on the Exchange server
- Senders compose emails and attach files using the standard email workflow. No additional steps are needed
- Attachments are sent directly from the Aspera client to the recipient via Aspera faspexâ„¢, offloading processing from the Exchange server
- Once the transfer is initiated, the sender can return to their work while the transfer continues unattended in the background
- Configurable Options
- Threshold for file sizes - all attachments below the threshold are sent using Exchange, while attachments above the threshold size are automatically sent using Aspera
- Filter for file types - users can specify which file types (e.g. zip files) should always be sent via faspex
- Multiple faspex accounts can be configured and used when sending packages, and the default account can be specified
- Download location - downloaded attachments can be automatically saved to a specified folder, or the user can be prompted for the directory location on each download
- Aspera Software Prerequisites
- Connect v3.5 or higher
- Microsoft Software Prerequisites
- Windows 7 or 8
- Microsoft Office with:
- Outlook 2007 (32-bit) with 2007 MSFT Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) and the Security Update for MSFT Office 2007 System (KB2584063) or
- Outlook 2010 (32- or 64-bit) with, at a minimum, 2010 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1) or
- Outlook 2013 (32- or 64-bit)