About this task

You can also create a connection document to ensure that a server uses a certain protocol when connecting to another server on the LAN.

A LAN connection document can also be used to provide the information needed for servers to make other types of connections, such as constant connections to Internet servers.

Procedure

1. From the IBM® Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab.

2. Select the connecting server's Domino Directory in the Use Directory on field.

3. Click Server, and then click connections.

4. Click Add connection.

5. Select Local Area Network in the connection type field.

6. Complete these fields:

Table 1. LAN Connection document fields and descriptions

Field	Description
Connection Type	Select Local Area Network.
Source server	The name of the connecting server.
Source domain	The name of the connecting server's domain. This field is required only for mail routing.
Use the port(s)	The name of the network ports (or protocols) that the connecting or source server uses to connect to the destination server.
Usage priority	Select one: Normal (default) - Select this option if this document defines the primary path to a server. Low - Select this option to define a backup path to a server. Note: You can force Domino to use a specific port by specifying it in the connection document and setting the Usage priority field to Normal.
Destination server	The name of the answering server.
Destination domain	The name of the answering server's domain. This field is required only for mail routing.
Optional network address	Provide an optional network address to facilitate attempts to locate the destination server over a TCP/IP connection. If the field contains no entry, Domino attempts to determine the address of the destination server from the following sources: the server's memory cache, an External Domain Network Address document, or system services that search the local hosts file or DNS to resolve the name. Enter a fully-qualified host name or IP address -- for example, HR-E.Renovations.com or 192.22.256.36. Because IP addresses are subject to change, for ease of management, it is best to use host names in connection documents. When a host name is used, if the IP address changes, the connecting server obtains the updated IP address from the DNS.

8. Click Save and Close.

Related concepts
Planning server-to-server connections

Related tasks
Forcing a server connection to use a specific protocol
Scheduling server-to-server replication
Scheduling Notes routing

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