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Figure: Example Communications Configuration Screen
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A unique code to identify the configuration record. |
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Description |
A description about this configuration. |
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Protocol |
Determines the way the client will connect to the server over the network.
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Default Ports |
Press this button to have the Ports changed to the default values for the selected Protocol. |
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Connection Timeout |
How long the client will wait while making a connection. If this time is exceeded, an error will be returned to the client. |
There are five basic services - Basic, Data, Business, Report and POS. Generally, one Merchant Central Server would be used for all of these services, but you could have more than one if you wanted. This section will allow you to control how the client will connect to the server for each service
Address |
The address of the server to connect to. |
Port |
The port that the server is listening on for this connection. |
Compress |
If checked on, all traffic from the client to the server will be compressed. |
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