Configuring Communications

IMPORTANT

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The Communications configuration file, Communications.cfg, contains Insight Server network settings and the path to the Access Control.cfg file.

These settings help you to connect to Insight Server.

Recommended Frequency: Only when necessary

To view and modify communications settings in Insight

  1. In Insight, on the Admin > Dataset and Profile tab, click the Servers Manager thumbnail to open the Servers Manager workspace.

  2. Right-click the icon of the Insight Server you want to configure and click Server Files.

  3. In the Server Files Manager, click Components to view its contents. The Communications.cfg file is located within this directory.

  4. Right-click the check mark in the server name column for Communications.cfg and click Make Local. A check mark appears in the Temp column for Communications.cfg.

  5. Right-click the newly created check mark in the Temp column and click Open > in Insight.

  6. In the Communications.cfg window, click component to view its contents.

  7. Change the settings, as necessary. For information about the parameters available in this file, see Communications Configuration Settings.

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  8. Save your changes to the server by doing the following:

    1. Right-click (modified) at the top of the window and click Save.

    2. In the Server Files Manager, right-click the check mark for the file in the Temp column and select Save to > < server name>.

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