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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 ubroker.properties file
 
Making a client connection using ubroker.properties file
To make a client connection through a NAT firewall using the ubroker.properties file:
1. Search the file for the broker property section, or sections, that you want to change.
2. Set the value of the registrationMode property. The following table defines the values from which you can choose to enter in the registrationMode property.
Table 64. RegistrationMode Connection—ubroker.properties file
Enter this Registration Mode . . .
To Identify . . .
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-HostName
A specific a hostname or IP address. You must:
*Enter the value Register-HostName in the registrationMode property field.
*Enter the hostname, or the IP address of the hostname, in the hostName property field to identify where the WebSpeed broker is running.
*Enter a description of the type of IP address you entered in the description property field.
The WebSpeed broker passes either the hostname or the IP address value defined in the hostName property to the NameServer when the broker registers.
Clients connect to the host using either the hostName or the IP address defined.
Note: For more information, see the "GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS for configuring the Unified Broker and NameServer for WebSpeed and AppServers" in the ubroker.properties file.