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2.15.8.2
Client and server applications
There are two stakeholders of the secure communication process:
Client application, or client, is an application that tries to establish connection.
Server application, or server, is an application to which the client tries to connect.
For example, if Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is connecting to Acronis Backup
& Recovery 10 Agent on a remote machine, the former is the client and the latter is the server.
An Acronis component can act as a client application, a server application, or both, as shown in the
following table.
Component name
Can be
client
Can be
server
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Management Console
Yes
No
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent
Yes
Yes
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Management Server
Yes
Yes
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage
Node
Yes
Yes
Acronis PXE Server
No
Yes
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Bootable Agent
Yes
Yes
2.15.8.3
Configuring communication settings
You can configure communication settings, such as whether to encrypt transferred data, for Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10 components installed on one or more machines, by using Acronis
Administrative Template. For information on how to load the Administrative Template, see How to
load Acronis Administrative Template (p. 351).
When applied to a single machine, the Administrative Template defines the communication settings
for all the components on the machine; when applied to a domain or an organizational unit, it
defines the communication settings for all the components on the machines in that domain or
organizational unit.
To configure communication settings
1.
Click Start, then click Run, and then type gpedit.msc
2.
In the Group Policy console, expand Computer Configuration, then expand Administrative
Templates, and then click Acronis.
3.
In the Acronis pane to the right, double-click a communication option that you want to configure.
The Administrative Template contains the following options (each option is explained later in this
topic):
Remote Agent ports
Client Encryption options
Server Encryption options
