Configuration


Configuring a Connection

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 64 Connections may be defined per server.  The number of Clients per connection is not limited except where defined in the Connection configuration or BlueZone Concurrent License limitations.

To configure a Connection:
  1. Right-click on the Connections icon in the Tree View panel and select Create or click the Create Connection ToolBar button.

  2. In the Connection Name edit box, enter a label for the Connection.

  3. 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

  1. In the Host Address edit box, enter the IP address or DNS Name of the host system.

  2. In the Host TCP Port edit box, enter the TCP port on which the host system listens for connections.

  3. 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.

  4. From the TCP/IP Binding list box, select a Binding using the label entered in the Binding Configuration dialog.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  1. Select the protocol from the Protocol list box.  

    1. Select Telnet for BlueZone emulator clients or any other persistent, single socket protocol.

NOTE  Selecting Telnet enables the Telnet Options button, which allows you to set a "Keep Alive" timer that can be set in minutes.  It works by sending Keep Alive packets when the client is inactive for the specified period.

    1. Select FTP for BlueZone Secure FTP connections or any other SSL enabled FTP client.

NOTE  Selecting FTP enables the FTP Data Port button, allowing a fixed data port to be selected when using BlueZone Secure FTP through a firewall.

    1. Select HTTP for browser connections when using Seagull Security Server for HTTPS Off-load.

NOTE  Selecting HTTP enables the HTTP Options button, which allows you to include the connecting client's IP address in the request header, and add custom header text.

  1. The Address Resolution radio buttons provide selections to Resolve Once, or Resolve at Connect.

  2. Configure the Security Settings by selecting the Client Security and the Host Security tabs.

  3. Configure the Hot Backup and Load Balancing settings by selecting the Host List tab.

  4. Configure SOCKS5 Proxy by selecting the Host List tab.

  5. Configure the connection buffers by selecting the Buffers tab.


Related Topics:

Client Security Tab

Host Security Tab

Host List Tab

Buffers Tab