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15.5.1.2 Acronis Backup
This section of the administrative template specifies the connection parameters and event tracing
parameters for the following Acronis Backup components:
 Acronis Backup Management Server
 Acronis Backup Agent
 Acronis Backup Storage Node
Connection parameters
Remote Agent ports
Specifies the port that the component will use for incoming and outgoing communication with
other Acronis components.
Select one of the following:
Not Configured
The component will use the default TCP port number 9876.
Enabled
The component will use the specified port; type the port number in the Server TCP Port box.
Disabled
The same as Not configured.
Client Encryption options
Specifies whether to encrypt the transferred data when the component acts as a client
application, and whether to trust self-signed SSL certificates.
Select one of the following:
Not Configured
The component will use the default settings, which is to use encryption if possible and to
trust self-signed SSL certificates (see the following option).
Enabled
Encryption is enabled. In Encryption, select one of the following:
Enabled
Data transfer will be encrypted if encryption is enabled on the server application,
otherwise it will be unencrypted.
Disabled
Encryption is disabled; any connection to a server application which requires encryption
will not be established.
Required
Data transfer will be performed only if encryption is enabled on the server application
(see "Server Encryption options"); it will be encrypted.
Authentication parameters
Selecting the Trust self-signed certificates check box allows the client to connect to the
server applications that use self-signed SSL certificates such as certificates created during the
installation of Acronis Backup components—see SSL certificates (p. 355).
You should keep this check box selected, unless you have a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in
your environment.
In Use Agent Certificate Authentication, select one of the following: