Authentication Method

Authentication

Optional

Method that Siebel Remote uses to authenticate remote clients. You can use one of the following values:

• None. Does not validate the authentication credentials for synchronization. The default value is None.
• Database. Validates the authentication credentials for synchronization with the user ID and password on the Siebel database.
• Siebel. Validates the authentication credentials for synchronization with the remote client name and Sync Password that Siebel Remote stores in the Siebel database, and that it maintains for each remote client in the Mobile Clients view of the Administration - Siebel Remote screen on the parent server.
• AppServer. Validates the authentication credentials for synchronization with the user ID and password of the Siebel Server operating system.
• SecurityAdapter. Validates the authentication credentials for synchronization with an authentication system that third-party provides.

Database Connection Timeout

DBConnectionTimeout

Optional

Determines if the Siebel Server attempts to prevent automatic closure of an idle database connection. In some situations, your database software might automatically close the connection if it is idle longer than an amount of time. This might occur when Siebel Remote initializes a local database when there is a slow communications link to the Siebel database (server database), such as might be the case with some connections to IBM DB2 on z/OS.

If the Database Connection Timeout for parameter is 0, then the Siebel Server does not attempt to prevent database connection timeouts. If the Synchronization Manager server component reaches the timeout, then it exits with an error message.

To configure the Siebel Server to prevent a database connection timeout, you can set the value of the Database Connection Timeout parameter to a value that is smaller than the timeout period for your database software. If the idle time reaches the value that you assign to this parameter, then the Siebel Server creates activity on the Siebel database connection to prevent a timeout.

To set this parameter, you can use the Server Manager command line or the administrative screens. If you use the administration screens, then you must click the Advanced button in the header of the Component Parameters list. For more information, see Making Advanced Server Parameters Visible.

Domain Name

NTDomain

Optional

If your implementation uses AppServer authentication, then the Domain Name parameter specifies the Windows domain name for the user name and password.

To use password authentication with Windows, you must provide the Windows user with rights to the Siebel Server.

Encryption Type

Crypt

Optional

Determines if the traffic of a synchronization is encrypted. You can use one of the following values:

• RSA
• NONE

Maximum Number of Cached Thread Contexts

MaxCtxCache

Optional

Maximum number of cached thread contexts that a multithreaded server maintains. The default value is 10 cached contexts.

Maximum Task Number

MaxTasks

Optional

Maximum number of synchronizations that the Synchronization Manager server component can service simultaneously. The default value is 100.

Minimum Number of Cached Thread Contexts

MinCtxCache

Optional

Minimum number of cached thread contexts that a multithreaded server maintains. The default value is 2 cached contexts.

Siebel File System

FileSystem

Optional

Siebel File System location for the Siebel Enterprise. For more information, see About the Siebel Enterprise and the Siebel Enterprise Server.

Static Port Number

PortNumber

Optional

The TCP/IP port number that is dedicated to the Synchronization Manager server component. The default value is 40400. For more information, see Setting the Port Number.