Connection Tab

Use the Connection tab to set and display the settings for favorite Host computers. If the favorite computer you select is a peer-to-peer Host computer (originally listed on the Peer-to-Peer Hosts tab), the Connection tab displays information similar to the below. The following Host computer connection properties can be edited:

u Connection protocol: Select a Protocol from this list.

u Connection port: Select the standard Port or type in a port number.

u Type in the Station Specifier or other items using the following syntax: network_address:machine_network_name. A station specifier is an optional network specifier followed by a colon, and a station name (which can include wild cards). It can be:

w a protocol-specific network address prefixed with ‘@’

w a DNS name (for UDP and TCP)

w a PROXY Pro station specification

u Check or uncheck Use encryption.

If the favorite computer you select is a managed Host computer (originally listed on the managed Hosts tab), the connection properties of a managed Host computer displays. Edit the Host key, which is the key used by the PROXY Pro Gateway to specify the Host computer address. When Gateway is clicked, the following information relevant to your local connection to the PROXY Pro Gateway appears.