Configuring the Network Communications Protocol (NSM Procedure)
The Network Communications Protocol
is used to communicate between the Secure Access device server and
client applications.
To configure the Network Communications Protocol:
- In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices. Click the Device Tree tab, and then double-click the Secure Access device for which you
want to configure network communications protocol.
- Click the Configuration tab,
and select System > Configuration > NCP. The
corresponding workspace appears.
- Add or modify settings as specified in Table 1.
- Click one:
-
OK—Saves the changes.
-
Cancel—Cancels the modification.
Table 1: Configuring
Network Communications Protocol Details
| Option | Function | Your Action |
|
NCP Auto-Select
|
Allows you to specify
internal protocols to communicate between the Secure Access device
server and client applications.
|
Select one of the following
options from the drop-down list:
-
Auto-select enabled— Secure
Access device uses NCP for most client/server communications and then
switches to standard NCP when necessary.
-
Auto-select disabled—Secure
Access device uses standard NCP for client/server communications.
This option is primarily provided for backwards compatibility.
|
|
Read Connection Timeout
(seconds)
|
Allows you to specify
the timeout interval for Java clients (15 to 120 seconds). Note that
this value does not apply to user inactivity in client applications.
|
Set the idle connection
interval.
|
|
Idle Connection Timeout
(minutes)
|
Allows you to specify
the idle connection interval. This timeout interval determines how
long the Secure Access device maintains idle connections for client-side
Windows Secure Access methods.
|
Set the idle connection
interval.
|
