You can catalog employing any valid URL pointing to a file and starting with ftp:// or http://. But you may not use localhost as IP address. You may even catalog a folder but only if it is on an FTP server.
NOTE: User Authentication Some FTP or HTTP servers require user authentication. In this case, the host address must be prefixed with a user name and password like “user:password@host”. For example, the complete URL then looks like “ftp://smith:secret@server.com/path/file”.
To catalog assets from FTP or HTTP servers via menu command:
1. Open the catalog to which you want to add the assets.
2. Select File > Add Assets To Catalog.
If you are prompted to select an Asset Handling Set for this cataloging process, make sure, you select an Asset Handling Set that has the URL AssetStore activated.
If multiple Asset Storage Modules are activated in the employed Asset Handling Set a dialog appears. This lists the available Asset Storage Modules. One is the URL AssetStore, and others include the file system you are currently using (such as the Windows or macOS File System, among others).
3. Select the URL AssetStore and click OK.
A window appears which asks for an URL.
4. Enter the URL for the asset file (or folder – on FTP only) you want to catalog.
A window appears that shows the status of the cataloging process.
After a moment, a thumbnail for the asset appears, indicating that the cataloging process was successful and a record has been created for the asset.
NOTE: If you catalog many or huge files, you can save time by deactivating the display of the cataloging progress. Before you start cataloging, disable the Show Progress Bar (General section of an Asset Handling Set definition, under While Cataloging).