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Administering
This section describes how to plan for, install, configure, operate, and manage the SafeLinx Server.
Programming reference
There are several programming considerations of which you might want to take advantage.

Administering
This section describes how to plan for, install, configure, operate, and manage the SafeLinx Server.
- Overview
  HCL SafeLinx uses standards-based protocols to enable secure access from mobile computing devices outside the firewall to business applications and data on your organization's internal network.
- Security
  HCL SafeLinx includes a range of options for configuring the security of your network, applications, and data.
- Installation planning
  Before you install HCL SafeLinx, verify that you meet the hardware and software requirements, and that the network connections that you want to use are available.
- Roadmaps: Installing and setting up SafeLinx
  The following "roadmap" topics guide you through installing and initially configuring SafeLinx. Refer to the topic that corresponds to your relational database and server operating system.
- Installing and initial configuration
  Initial configuration and installation of HCL SafeLinx varies based on your operating system and relational database.
- Adding a secure login profile
  By default, the SafeLinx Administrator communicates with the access manager over an unencrypted connection. If you want the connection between the SafeLinx Administrator and the access manager to use transport layer security (TLS) protocols, add a secure login profile to the SafeLinx Administrator.
- Adding and configuring resources
  After you complete the installation and initial configuration, continue to prepare the deployment by configuring other network resources.
- Administering
  The SafeLinx Administrator administration client is the primary tool for viewing, adding, configuring, and managing HCL SafeLinx resources. Along with the SafeLinx Administrator, you can use the HCL SafeLinx Monitor to view information about packet flow through the SafeLinx Server. You can also use a set of command line tools to perform common SafeLinx Server tasks.
- Programming reference
  There are several programming considerations of which you might want to take advantage.
- Database schema information
  HCL SafeLinx uses a DB2, Oracle, MySQL, or SQL database to store tables of information about current and past activity of SafeLinx Server sessions. The following tables are created and accessed by using the qualifier name wg for DB2 installations.
- Step by step: Nomad configuration
  Here are step-by-step instructions that serve as an example of how to install and configure HCL SafeLinx for Nomad on MySQL on Linux.

Programming reference

There are several programming considerations of which you might want to take advantage.

Considerations

Review the following list of programming considerations:

To add large numbers of users to SafeLinx Administrator, see Adding resources in batch mode.
For information about using configuration files to establish a common SafeLinx Client configuration, see SafeLinx Clients.
To create applications that can interact with the SafeLinx Client, use the SafeLinx Client toolkit for the client device. API toolkits for Windows, Linux, and Android clients are available for download from the My HCLSoftware Portal at https://my.hcltechsw.com.
To add an application to transport data to and from messaging client devices, use the application service programming interface of the messaging services. This interface is part of the Messaging Services and Push Toolkit. An application service provides traffic flow for applications between internal application servers and messaging client devices. Between the internal application server and the messaging services the traffic flows over UDP, TCP, or TCP using SSL. Between the messaging client devices and the messaging services, the traffic flows over all MNCs except SMTP, SNPP, or dial-based MNCs.
Alternately, to create a push or message application, use the Messaging Services and Push APIs. The Toolkit provides reference information for Java classes and interfaces and C functions. Use the toolkit to write applications that can generate and transmit messages to mobile devices through the messaging services on the SafeLinx Server. The toolkit also provides a set of sample applications.