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WebSpeed Administration : WebSpeed Security : Maximizing WebSpeed compatibility with your firewall : Network Address Translation (NAT) and the WebSpeed distributed configuration : Making a client connection using OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer
 
Making a client connection using OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer
To make a client connection through a NAT firewall using OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer:
1. Click Resources in the management console menu bar. Expand the container name; the main resource types appear in the list frame.
2. In the list frame, expand the OpenEdge category.
3. Expand the WebSpeed category, and select a broker. The Details page for that broker appears in the detail frame.
4. Click Configuration.
5. Click Edit.
6. Select the Broker tab to see the Controlling NameServer Information.
7. Select the Registration Mode value you want to set. The following table defines each value.
Table 63. Registration Mode connection—OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer
Select this Registration Mode . . .
To Identify the hostname as . . .
Register-IP (default)
The IP address of the machine where the WebSpeed broker is located. The WebSpeed broker determines its IP address and passes this information to the NameServer when the broker registers.
Clients connect to the host using the broker's IP address.
Register-LocalHost
The hostname of the machine where the WebSpeed broker is located. The WebSpeed broker determines its hostname and passes this information to the NameServer when the broker registers.
Clients connect to the host using this hostname.
Register-Host Name (as defined in the unlabeled property description field)
The IP address defined. The WebSpeed broker passes the IP address value defined in the property description field to the NameServer when the broker registers.
Clients connect to the host using the IP address defined.
8. Click OK.