Configure Remote Node Records Imported from the Network Map
The following procedures assume that you populate the parameter file by importing the network map. The Quick Start method creates a remote node record in the parameter file for each remote node record in the network map and a local node record. Using the Quick Start method to populate the parameter file is most efficient if you have a large number of trading partners that use the same protocol. You can enable that protocol in the local node record and because the remote node records are set automatically to Default to Local Node, they inherit the settings of the local node.
Depending on how you configured the local node record, you may or may not need to modify the remote node records. You must disable the Sterling Connect:Direct® Secure Plus protocols in the records for all remote nodes that do not use Sterling Connect:Direct Secure Plus, and update all remote node records that use a protocol that is different from the protocol defined in the local node record.
Use the following procedures to modify remote node records imported from the network map for the SSL and TLS protocols, and to disable all protocols for a remote node:
- Configuring a Remote Node Record for the SSL or TLS Protocol
- Disabling Sterling Connect:Direct Secure Plus in a Remote Node Record
Your environment may have one or both of the following requirements:
- Blocking nonsecure TCP API connections
- Verifying certificates using the Sterling External Authentication Server application
For instructions on configuring these special-purpose remote node records for the TLS and SSL protocol, see the following procedures: