Adding or Modifying a Local Node Definition

To use Connect:Direct® for Microsoft Windows, you begin by configuring a local node for each server in the local network. You identified a local node when you first installed Connect:Direct. Depending on the configuration at your location, you can have more than one local node.

To add a local node definition for a server:

  1. Select Node > Connection Settings > Insert Node.
  2. Type the node name in the Name field or select a node in Active Directory Nodes if Active Directory is enabled.
  3. Optionally, select the default user ID to associate with the node in the Default User ID field.
  4. Select the operating system used by the node in the Operating System field. If any nodes are registered in Active Directory, select Windows to display nodes registered in the Active Directory Nodes field.
  5. Enter the TCP/IP address in the Address field.
  6. Type the port number in the Port field.
  7. If this is the default node, select Set as the Default Node.
  8. Click OK.
  9. To modify a local node definition for a server at your site, double-click the node on the Nodes tab of the Control Pad (left side of the Requester main window). Modify fields as required and click OK.