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 PC-Duo 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 PC-Duo Gateway to specify the Host computer address. When Gateway is clicked, the following information relevant to your local connection to the PC-Duo Gateway appears.