Configuring endpoint connections
About this task
Endpoint connections configure the gateway to locate other endpoints from which a request is
received. These connections are only needed on the gateways where the targets that you want to
connect to are. You must define a prefix for each connection parameter so that the gateway can find
all required settings for each connection.
Note: To stop an unnecessary increase in network traffic,
you must not configure an endpoint connection on intermediate gateways that merely connect two
separate gateways.
Endpoint connections are configured by using the following parameters:
- ConnectionType
- Defines the type of connection. Must be set to Endpoint. For example: endpoint.1.ConnectionType=Endpoint
- SubnetAddress
- Defines the IP address of a subnet that can be connected to, either directly or indirectly. You
must define an endpoint connection for each required subnet. This way, the gateway automatically
filters out attempts to endpoints that it cannot reach. This parameter is optional. Note: The default is 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0, which specifies that the gateway attempts to connect to any endpoint.
- SubnetMask
- Defines the subnet mask of a subnet that can be connected to, either directly or indirectly. If you do not specify a value, the gateway tries to connect to any target. Therefore, by specifying specific values you can define which addresses to look at so that it is optimized. This parameter is optional. Default is 0.0.0.0.
- BindTo
- Defines the IP address of the network interface through which the connection is made. If required, the gateway can be configured to connect to the endpoints from a specific port and interface only. This configuration might be required if the endpoints have a desktop firewall that allows only the gateways to connect to them. For example: endpoint.1.BindTo=192.168.74.1 This parameter is optional. Default value is 0.0.0.0.
- SourcePort
- Defines the port that outgoing connections are made from. This parameter is optional. Default is 0.
- Timeout
- The time, in seconds, after which an endpoint connection is considered to be timed out. This parameter is optional. Default value is 45 seconds.