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The key of an {{fserver/}} is used to check if the {{mserver/}} is authorized to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}. After installing the system for the first time, no such key has been set yet. Once a connection could be established successfully, this key will be transmitted to the {{fserver/}} and saved there locally. This process is called impregnation. When another {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}, it will require the key that has been set in this option.

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This field will be pre-filled with an automatically generated key when creating a new connection.

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Example: {{code language="none"}}65369835-3fc5-45b7-8417-77e24d38db0d{{/code}}

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== Connection settings ==

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=== Connect automatically ===

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When this option is activated, the {{mserver/}} will attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} automatically when the {{mserver/}} is first started as well as when changing and saving the connection settings.

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=== Connection attempts ===

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The number of times the {{mserver/}} should attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} until giving up. When this limit has been reached, no more connection attempts are made the connection keeps the status //error//.

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Default: {{code language="none"}}5{{/code}}

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=== Connection interval (seconds) ===

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The interval in seconds between two successive connection attempts from the {{mserver/}} to the {{fserver/}}.

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The total time in seconds the {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection is therefore the product of the number of //connection attemps// and the //connection interval//.

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Default: {{code language="none"}}10{{/code}} (every ten seconds)

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=== SSL encryption ===

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By using SSL (//Secure Sockets Layer//) encryption you can encrypt the connection to the {{fserver/}}. When this option is activated, the following two required settings appear:

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=== Path to the certificate keystore ===

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Set the path to the Java keystore containing the certificate for encrypting the connection to the {{fserver/}} with the SSL. It must be the same certificate that has been created on or uploaded to the {{fserver/}}.

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Example: {{code language="none"}}C:/FS/.keystore{{/code}}

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=== Password for the certificate keystore ===

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The password used to open the keystore for the SSL encryption.

author	version	line-number	content
		1	{{content/}}
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		3	To acces the frontend server settings, go to //system// {{rarrow/}} {{fserver/}}.
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		5	{{figure image="system_frontend_server_en.png"}}
		6	Configuring a frontend server
		7	{{/figure}}
		8
		9	== Server ==
		10
		11	=== Name ===
		12
		13	An arbitrary name for the server that will be shown in the connection overview page.
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		15	Example: {{code language="none"}}Frontend-Server1{{/code}}
		16
		17	=== Description ===
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		19	You can enter an optional description for the {{fserver number="plural"/}}.
		20
		21	=== Host ===
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		23	The IP address the {{mserver/}} uses to establish a connection to {{fserver/}}. {{formcycle/}} must be installed on the {{fserver/}}.
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		25	Examples: {{code language="none"}}localhost{{/code}}, {{code language="none"}}127.0.0.1{{/code}}
		26
		27	=== Port ===
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		29	The network port the {{fserver/}} listens on for incoming connection from the {{mserver/}}.
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		31	Default: {{code language="none"}}4753{{/code}}
		32
		33	=== Key ===
		34
		35	The key of an {{fserver/}} is used to check if the {{mserver/}} is authorized to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}. After installing the system for the first time, no such key has been set yet. Once a connection could be established successfully, this key will be transmitted to the {{fserver/}} and saved there locally. This process is called impregnation. When another {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}, it will require the key that has been set in this option.
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		37	This field will be pre-filled with an automatically generated key when creating a new connection.
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		39	Example: {{code language="none"}}65369835-3fc5-45b7-8417-77e24d38db0d{{/code}}
		40
		41	== Connection settings ==
		42
		43	=== Connect automatically ===
		44
		45	When this option is activated, the {{mserver/}} will attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} automatically when the {{mserver/}} is first started as well as when changing and saving the connection settings.
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		47	=== Connection attempts ===
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		49	The number of times the {{mserver/}} should attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} until giving up. When this limit has been reached, no more connection attempts are made the connection keeps the status //error//.
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		51	Default: {{code language="none"}}5{{/code}}
		52
		53	=== Connection interval (seconds) ===
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		55	The interval in seconds between two successive connection attempts from the {{mserver/}} to the {{fserver/}}.
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		57	The total time in seconds the {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection is therefore the product of the number of //connection attemps// and the //connection interval//.
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		59	Default: {{code language="none"}}10{{/code}} (every ten seconds)
		60
		61	=== SSL encryption ===
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		63	By using SSL (//Secure Sockets Layer//) encryption you can encrypt the connection to the {{fserver/}}. When this option is activated, the following two required settings appear:
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		65	=== Path to the certificate keystore ===
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		67	Set the path to the Java keystore containing the certificate for encrypting the connection to the {{fserver/}} with the SSL. It must be the same certificate that has been created on or uploaded to the {{fserver/}}.
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		69	Example: {{code language="none"}}C:/FS/.keystore{{/code}}
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		71	=== Password for the certificate keystore ===
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		73	The password used to open the keystore for the SSL encryption.

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