NETWORK CONFIGURATION

Enabling a network port on a server
If the server port you want to enable will be the IBM® Lotus® Notes® workstation's only means of connecting with the server, do not use this procedure. Instead, use the Ports setting in the server's NOTES.INI file.

If the Notes workstation already has a port in common with the server and you still cannot connect to it, create a Connection document in Notes.

To enable a network port
1. From the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Administrator or Web Administrator, click the server on which you want to enable a port.

2. Click the Configuration tab.

3. Do one of these:

4. Select the port you want to enable, and then select "Port enabled."

5. Click TCP/IP Options, Options, or COMx Options, and specify information as appropriate.

6. Click OK.

7. Click the Server - Status tab.

8. Do one of these so that the change takes effect:

9. In the Server document, click the Ports - Notes Network Ports tab, and edit these fields as necessary:
FieldAction
PortEnter the port name. Lotus Domino assigns a default port name to each network protocol detected on the system.
Notes NetworkEnter the name of the Notes named network for the group of Domino servers that are in this location and run on a particular protocol -- for example, Boston TCPIP. Space characters are allowed in a Notes network name.
Net AddressEnter the protocol-specific name of the server -- for example, sales.acme.com. The name you use depends on the convention of the network protocol. This field is used to determine the address that other servers use to access this server.
Disabled/EnabledChoose Enabled so that other servers will know the port is enabled.
10. Save the Server document.

11. Make sure that this server is set up to replicate its Domino Directory to other servers, or enter the preceding changes into the Server document on a server that is set up to do the replication, or other servers will not know that they can connect to this server over the newly enabled port.

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