Configuring the Velocity Client
To configure a Velocity Client to use Session Persistence Server, modify the host profile either on a device or using the Velocity Console.
Configure up to three Session Persistence Servers as failover servers. If the initial Session Persistence Server cannot be reached, the client attempts to connect to subsequent Session Persistence Servers before it attempts a direct connection with the host. Options to configure the 2nd connection become available after you configure the 1 connection.
Using the Velocity Console
Provide the host details as normal on the Host tab, and then configure the options on the Security tab for ConnectPro:
•Only use ConnectPro connections. Enable this option if you want to use Session Persistence Server connections only. This prevents direct connections to the target host.
•Server type. Select the version of ConnectPro or Session Persistence Server you are using.
•Address. Enter the IP address of the Session Persistence Server.
•Port. Enter the port of the Session Persistence Server.
•Terminate ConnectPro session. Indicates when the Session Persistence Server/ConnectPro server should terminate the connection to the host.
Possible Values:
•Never. The proxy server never terminates the session established with the host. The Client is responsible for terminating the session.
•On Network Error. The proxy server terminates the session with the host when a network error occurs, such as a loss of network connectivity.
•On Session Exit. The proxy server terminates the session with the host when the session is terminated by the Client. This is the default value.
•Always. The proxy server will terminate the session with the host on a network error or when the session is terminated.
•Client reconnects if unexpectedly disconnected. Specifies if the Velocity Client will attempt to reconnect if the session with the proxy server is lost and the Client has not received a disconnect message from the proxy server. By default, this is set to Yes.
•Reconnect string. A reconnect string requests the last screen data that the host had before the mobile device disconnected. Input a reconnect string or use one you defined in the Session Persistence Server configuration file. The reconnect string in the host profile takes precedence over the reconnect string in the Session Persistence Server configuration file. Requirements for connect strings depend upon the application, but the strings are required in 5250 and 3270 environments.
•Use SSL/TLS encryption. Enable Use SSL/TLS encryption to encrypt data between the mobile device and the Session Persistence Server.
•Use custom encryption. Enable the Use Custom encryption option to use a custom algorithm to encrypt data between the mobile device and the Session Persistence Server.
•Key. Use the same key for custom encryption here that is configured for the Session Persistence Server. (In the Session Persistence Server configuration file, it's defined in the proxyservice entry, or in the wizard it's defined on the Step 2: Proxy Service page.)
For information about other host settings or about deploying settings to devices, see the latest Velocity documentation.
On the Client
Provide the host details as normal, and then configure the ConnectPro Settings:
•Only use ConnectPro connections. Enable this option if you want to use Session Persistence Server connections only. This prevents direct connections to the target host.
•Type. Select the version of ConnectPro or Session Persistence Server you are using.
•Address. Enter the IP address of the Session Persistence Server.
•Port. Enter the port of the Session Persistence Server.
•Terminate ConnectPro session. Indicates when the Session Persistence Server/ConnectPro server should terminate the connection to the host.
Possible Values:
•Never. The proxy server never terminates the session established with the host. The Client is responsible for terminating the session.
•On Network Error. The proxy server terminates the session with the host when a network error occurs, such as a loss of network connectivity.
•On Session Exit. The proxy server terminates the session with the host when the session is terminated by the Client. This is the default value.
•Always. The proxy server will terminate the session with the host on a network error or when the session is terminated.
•Client reconnects if unexpectedly disconnected. Specifies if the Velocity Client will attempt to reconnect if the session with the proxy server is lost and the Client has not received a disconnect message from the proxy server. By default, this is set to Yes.
•Reconnect string. A reconnect string requests the last screen data that the host had before the mobile device disconnected. Input a reconnect string or use one you defined in the Session Persistence Server configuration file. The reconnect string in the host profile takes precedence over the reconnect string in the Session Persistence Server configuration file. Requirements for connect strings depend upon the application, but the strings are required in 5250 and 3270 environments.
•Use SSL/TLS encryption. Enable Use SSL/TLS encryption to encrypt data between the mobile device and the Session Persistence Server.
•Use custom encryption. Enable the Use Custom encryption option to use a custom algorithm to encrypt data between the mobile device and the Session Persistence Server.
•Encryption Key. Use the same key for custom encryption here that is configured for the Session Persistence Server. (In the Session Persistence Server configuration file, it's defined in the proxyservice entry, or in the wizard it's defined on the Step 2: Proxy Service page.)
For information about other host settings, see the latest Velocity documentation.