On the GroupWise Connector Configuration page in Synchronizer Web Admin, you specify the GroupWise Connector server IP address and port for internal communication within your local network. However, you need to configure the GroupWise Connector to use an external IP address and port for the following configurations:
There is a firewall between the GroupWise Connector and the POA that it communicates with.
The GroupWise Connector and the POA are located on two different logical networks with NAT (network address translation) between them.
The GroupWise Connector is running in a virtual machine.
To configure the GroupWise Connector to use an external IP address and port:
In Synchronizer Web Admin, click the GroupWise Connector to display the GroupWise Connector Configuration page.
Click
.Add the following lines between the <custom> and </custom> tags:
<externalAddress>external_ip_address</externalAddress> <externalPort>external_port_number</externalPort>
Replace external_ip_address and external_port_number with the IP address and port number for the GroupWise Connector to communicate with the POA across whatever network configuration lies between them.
Click
.Click
on the menu bar to return to the main Synchronizer Web Admin page.In the
column for the GroupWise Connector, click ( ) to stop the GroupWise Connector, then click ( ) to start the GroupWise Connector configured and apply the change.