IBM Endpoint Manager, Version 9.1

Configuring inbound connections

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Configure Inbound connections for the gateway to accept connections from endpoints, controllers, and other gateways. You can configure multiple inbound connections and you must define a prefix for each connection parameter so that the gateway finds all required settings for each connection.

for example
 Inbound.1.ConnectionType
finance.network.ConnectionType
Connection.for.subnet.192.0.2.0.ConnectionType

Note:

Do not prefix with # or !. These characters are reserved for comments in properties files.

If you want to include spaces in the prefix, you must escape them with \

for example :  my connection.ConnectionType 
 should be defined as my\connection.ConnectionType

Inbound connections are configured by using the following parameters:

ConnectionType

Defines the type of connection. Must be set to Inbound. For example: inbound.1.ConnectionType=Inbound

PortToListen

Defines the TCP port that gateways and endpoints must use to connect to this gateway. The port for listening for inbound connections. Required parameter.

BindTo

This parameter is optional and can be configured to accept incoming connections on specific network interfaces. Defines the IP address that is used to create connections with. For example: inbound.1.BindTo=192.0.2.1 Default is 0.0.0.0. Optional parameter.

AllowGateways

Determines whether other gateways can connect to this connection. This parameter is optional.

True: Gateways are permitted to connect to this connection. This value is the default value.
False: Gateways are not permitted to connect to this connection.

AllowEndpoints

Determines whether other endpoints can connect to this connection. This parameter is optional.

True: Endpoints are permitted to connect to this connection. This value is the default value.
False: Endpoints are not permitted to connect to this connection.

RetryDelay

Defines the time in seconds between attempts to establish the control connection. This parameter is optional. Default is 45 seconds.

Passphrase

If required, the gateway can be configured to request a secret passphrase from the remote gateway to be used for authentication. This parameter is optional.

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