Connect:Direct Netmap Node Definition - Basic

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Use this screen to define the minimum connection parameters for a Connect:Direct® node. Define a node name, address, and port before you save the node definition. Connect:Direct netmap node basic fields are defined in the following table.


Field Name	Description
Node Name	Name of the node server you are configuring in Connect:Direct proxy. Valid values are 1-150 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Special characters allowed are period (.), dash (-), and underscore (_). Wildcard Node Used when configuring nodes by adding a wildcard entry for Connect:Direct configurations to support multiple Connect:Direct client connections. More than one wildcard node can be defined and wildcard nodes are indicated by their names, starting with a %. When matching an inbound connection, wildcard nodes are processed in the order that they are defined on the netmap. Matching Rules: If a node entry exists for the incoming PNODE name, that PNODE node entry is used. If a wildcard node entry exists, it starts with a `%` and the following rules apply: If the wildcard node entry server address is `0.0.0.0` or `0` When the wildcard node entry does not have additional IP check addresses, the wildcard node entry is used. When the wildcard node entry has additional IP check address, if the PNODE IP address is in the list of additional IP check addresses, the wildcard node entry is used. If the wildcard node entry server address is an IP mask, such as `x.x.x.x/n` When the PNODE IP address matches the IP mask, the wildcard node entry is used. If the wildcard node entry server address is a host name regex pattern, such as, `*.ibm.com` When the PNODE IP address after a reverse DNS lookup matches the host name regex pattern, the wildcard node entry is used.
Routing Name	Value used to select this SNODE as the outbound node during certificate-based routing. It must match the routing name returned by Sterling External Authentication Server. Valid values are 1-150 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Special characters allowed are period (.), dash (-), and underscore (_). Set this field only if you are configuring certificate-based routing in Sterling External Authentication Server
Description	Assigns a description up to 255 characters to identify the node you create.
Connect:Direct Server Address	IP address or host name of the Connect:Direct server. Valid values are 1-200 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Special characters allowed are period (.), dash (-), colon (:), and underscore (_).
Connect:Direct Server Port	Port number of the Connect:Direct server. Valid values are 1-65535.
Policy	Policy you want to associate with the node you are creating. If a policy with the security attributes required has not been created, click +.
Step Injection	Function to associate with the node you are defining. If a step injection policy with the attributes required has not been created, click +.