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3	3	To acces the frontend server settings, go to //system// {{rarrow/}} {{fserver/}}.
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5		-{{figure image="039En.png"/}}
	5	+{{figure image="fs_en.png"}}
	6	+Configuring a frontend server
	7	+{{/figure}}
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7		-== Server name ==
	9	+== Server ==
8	8
	11	+=== Name ===
	12	+
9	9	An arbitrary name for the server that will be shown in the connection overview page.
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11	11	Example: {{code}}FS-localhost{{/code}}
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13		-== Host ==
	17	+=== Description ===
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	19	+You can enter an optional description for the {{fserver number="plural"/}}.
	20	+
	21	+=== Host ===
	22	+
15	15	The IP address the {{mserver/}} uses to establish a connection to {{fserver/}}. {{formcycle/}} must be installed on the {{fserver/}}.
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17	17	Examples: {{code}}localhost{{/code}}, {{code}}127.0.0.1{{/code}}
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19		-== Port ==
	27	+=== Port ===
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21	21	The network port the {{fserver/}} listens on for incoming connection from the {{mserver/}}.
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23	23	Default: {{code}}4753{{/code}}
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25		-== Connect automatically ==
	33	+=== Key ===
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	35	+The key of an {{fserver/}} is used to check if the {{mserver/}} is authorized to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}. After installing the system for the first time, no such key has been set yet. Once a connection could be established successfully, this key will be transmitted to the {{fserver/}} and saved there locally. This process is called impregnation. When another {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}, it will require the key that has been set in this option.
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	37	+This field will be pre-filled with an automatically generated key when creating a new connection.
	38	+
	39	+Example: {{code}}65369835-3fc5-45b7-8417-77e24d38db0d{{/code}}
	40	+
	41	+== Connection settings ==
	42	+
	43	+=== Connect automatically ===
	44	+
27	27	When this option is activated, the {{mserver/}} will attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} automatically when the {{mserver/}} is first started as well as when changing and saving the connection settings.
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29		-== Connection attempts ==
	47	+=== Connection attempts ===
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31	31	The number of times the {{mserver/}} should attempt to establish a connection to the {{fserver/}} until giving up. When this limit has been reached, no more connection attempts are made the connection keeps the status //error//.
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33	33	Default: {{code}}5{{/code}}
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35		-== Connection interval (seconds) ==
	53	+=== Connection interval (seconds) ===
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37	37	The interval in seconds between two successive connection attempts from the {{mserver/}} to the {{fserver/}}.
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41	41	Default: {{code}}10{{/code}} (every ten seconds)
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43		-== Key ==
	61	+=== SSL encryption ===
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45		-The key of an {{fserver/}} is used to check if the {{mserver/}} is authorized to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}. After installing the system for the first time, no such key has been set yet. Once a connection could be established successfully, this key will be transmitted to the {{fserver/}} and saved there locally. This process is called impregnation. When another {{mserver/}} attempts to establish a connection to this {{fserver/}}, it will require the key that has been set in this option.
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47		-This field will be pre-filled with an automatically generated key when creating a new connection.
48		-
49		-Example: {{code}}65369835-3fc5-45b7-8417-77e24d38db0d{{/code}}
50		-
51		-== SSL encryption==
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53	53	By using SSL (//Secure Sockets Layer//) encryption you can encrypt the connection to the {{fserver/}}. When this option is activated, the following two required settings appear:
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55		-== Path to the certificate keystore ==
	65	+=== Path to the certificate keystore ===
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57	57	Set the path to the Java keystore containing the certificate for encrypting the connection to the {{fserver/}} with the SSL. It must be the same certificate that has been created on or uploaded to the {{fserver/}}.
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59	59	Example: {{code}}C:/FS/.keystore{{/code}}
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61		-== Password for the certificate keystore ==
	71	+=== Password for the certificate keystore ===
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63	63	The password used to open the keystore for the SSL encryption.
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65		-== Description ==
66		-
67		-You can enter an optional description for the {{fserver number="plural"/}}.