TIP
Connections
are usually set to Active on Startup.
Typically
only "test" Connections and Connections that you specifically
want to control manually are not set to Active
on Startup.Connections are defined socket-to-socket paths through the Security Server. A listening port on the secure side is configured as well as a corresponding host side IP address and port number. Up to 32 Connections may be defined per server. The number of Clients per connection is not limited except where defined in the Connection configuration or Concurrent License limitations.
Right-click on the Connections icon in the tree view and select Create or use the Create Connection tool bar button.
In the Connection Name edit box, enter a label for the Connection.
In the Client TCP Port edit box, choose a "unique" port number on which Security Server will listen for client connections. This number should be greater than 1024.
Example: 9053
In the Host Address edit box, enter the IP address or URL of the host system.
In the Host TCP Port edit box, enter the TCP port on which the host system listens for connections.
In the Connection Limit edit box, enter the number of connections or concurrent users allowed on this connection. Client connection attempts beyond the Connection Limit are refused.
From the TCP/IP Binding list box, select a Binding using the label entered in the Binding Configuration dialog.
Check the Enable Inactivity Disconnect check box to enable a timer used to disconnect users who have not sent or received any data during the timer interval. Set the timer interval in the Timer in Minutes edit box.
Check the Active on Startup check box if you want the Connection to start automatically when the server is started. If left unchecked, the Connection must be started manually after the server is started.
TIP
Connections
are usually set to Active on Startup.
Typically
only "test" Connections and Connections that you specifically
want to control manually are not set to Active
on Startup.
Select the protocol from the Protocol list box. Select Telnet for BlueZone emulator clients or any other persistent, single socket protocol. Select FTP for BlueZone Secure FTP connections. Selecting FTP enables the FTP Data Port button, allowing a fixed data port to be selected when using Secure FTP through a firewall. Select HTTP for browser connections when using Security Server for HTTPS off-load.
The Address Resolution radio buttons provide selections to Resolve Once, or Resolve at Connect.
Resolve Once (Recommended) stores the resolved IP address for use during subsequent connections attempts. Client connections will be faster because the IP address does not need to be resolved each time.
Resolve at Connect resolves the address each time the Security Server attempts to connect.
Configure the Security Settings by selecting the Client Security and the Host Security tabs.
Configure the Hot Backup and Load Balancing settings by selecting the Host List tab.
Configure SOCKS5 Proxy by selecting the Host List tab.
Configure the connection buffers by selecting the Buffers tab.
Related Topics: Client Security Tab