The Connection tab of the Template, Definition, and Site property sheets has the following components:
Protocol Specify the communication protocol to use for synchronization. TCP/IP is used by default.
TCP/IP Select this option to use the TCP/IP protocol for synchronization. TCP/IP supports elliptic-curve (formerly Certicom) encryption.
HTTP Select this option to use the HTTP protocol for synchronization. HTTP supports elliptic-curve (formerly Certicom) encryption.
Host The IP number or name of the machine on which the MobiLink synchronization server is running. On a local area network, the may be a machine name. The default value is localhost. You can use localhost if the synchronization server is running on the same machine as the client.
Port The MobiLink synchronization server communicates over a specific port. By default, the port number is 2439 for TCP/IP and 80 for HTTP. If you choose a value other than these, you must configure your MobiLink synchronization server to listen on the port you specify.
Proxy host Type the host name or IP address of the proxy server. The default value is localhost. This field is enabled only when the HTTP protocol is selected.
Proxy port The port number of the proxy server. The default value is 80. This field is enabled only when the HTTP protocol is selected.
URL suffix The suffix to add to the URL on the first line of each HTTP request. The parameter can be used to help ensure that a particular client connects to the intended server. This field is enabled only when the HTTP protocol is selected.
HTTP version A string specifying the version of HTTP to use. You have a choice of 1.0 or 1.1. This field is enabled only when the HTTP protocol is selected.
Security You can encrypt all communication through the connection using elliptic-curve (formerly Certicom) encryption.
Enable Certicom security Select this option to use the elliptic-curve (formerly Certicom) encryption. Selecting this option enables the fields below.
Certificate company Type the name of the certificate authority or organization that issued the certificate. The server's and the client's values must match.
Certificate unit Type the certificate unit. The is also called the organizational unit. The server's and the client's values must match.
Certificate name Type the certificate's common name. The server's and the client's values must match.
Trusted certificates Type the name of the certificate file the client uses to authenticate the server.