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Note: IfHTTPSwereselectedastheREST Servicesprotocol,theseinternalPortsettings
mustbeentered.
Note: Pleasenotethatlocalsecuritysettings(includingfirewalls)mustbetakenintocon-
siderationwhensettingPortentries.
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IPC Port:Settheinternalconnectionportnumber.Thiscannotbethesameattheprimary
RESTServicesportnumber.
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REST Port:SettheinternalRESTconnectionportnumber.Thiscannotbethesameatthe
primaryRESTServicesport,ortheIPC Port.
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Advancedgroup
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Maximum threads:SetsthemaximumnumberofHTTPthreadsforprocessingrequests.
ThisentryshouldonlybechangedinconsultationwithOL.
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Maximum asynchronous tasks:Setthemaximumnumberofrequeststhatcanbe
executedsimultaneously.
Thedefaultasynchronoustasksettingistwicethenumberofprocessingcoresavailableto
thecomputer.Thiscanbeexpanded,ifthelimitationisdeemedabottleneck.
Note: Thisdoesnotlimitthenumberofrequeststhatcanbereceived,justhowmany
areprocessedinparallel.Additionalrequestsarebufferedandareprocessedascap-
abilitiesallow.
Buttons
TheConnections preferencesalsoprovidesyouwithbuttonsto:
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Restore Defaults.ThisoptionrestoresthepreferencestoDefaults.Thisappliestothecurrent
Preferencespageonly,butnototherPreferences.
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Apply:ThisoptionappliesthesettingsmadewithinthecurrentPreferencespage,butdoesnot
closethePreferencesdialog.
SecurityandUsersSettings
ThisdialogcontrolsthesecuritysettingsforexternalapplicationsconnectingtothePlanetPressCon-
nectServer,suchasPlanetPressConnectDesigner,PlanetPressWorkflowplugins,orscriptscom-
municatingthroughtheRESTAPI.
Caution: Itishighly recommendedtokeepsecurityenabledandchangethepasswordonany
serveraccessiblefromtheweb.
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