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4. WhentheSpecify Replication Timeout and Retry Policypropertysheet

appears,configuretimeoutandretryintervalsusingthe spinnercontrolsprovided

(

F below).ThenpressNext(G).

5. WhentheSpecify the Options for Data Transmissionpropertysheet

appears,checktheCompress Data(

H below)checkboxtoenablecompression.

Compressionsof twarecanbevaluablewhentransmittin greplicadataoverslow

links.However,assessrequirementscarefully.Considertheoperationalimpactof

theadditionalprocessorworkloadandconsequentreductionsinthroughputbefore

enablingthisoption.

6. Check theEncrypt Datacheckbox(

J above)toenableencryptedtransmissions.

Encryptionsoftwareisoftenne ce ss a ry whenreplicatingdataoverinsecurelinks.

However,assessrequirementscarefully.Considertheoperationalimpactofthe

additionalprocessorworkloadandconsequentreductionsinthroughputbefore

enablingthisoption.