Network Options

The network options are categorized under Network. The following figure highlights the Network tab which displays network connections settings.

Figure 83 - Network options Tab

Installation ID: This is the installation ID of your VIPM installation. This is displayed here as a convenience. If you want to access networked repositories then you need to send this installation ID (select and copy it to your clipboard) to your VI Package Repository manager for them to provide you with access to the library. They can do this via the Repository Client Authorization Dialog.

Repositories: This is a list of networked repositories that you can access with VIPM. You can add or remove repositories from this list using the Add or Remove buttons below the list.

Add Repository: Click to add a repository. Please asl your networked package repository manager administrator in your company for the name of the URL to enter when adding a repository.

Remove: Click to remove a repository.

Disable VI Package Network Connection: Enable this option to disable access to the VI Package Network.

Direct Connection: Select this when you are not connecting to the internet via a proxy server. This is the recommended default setting and is sufficient for most situations.

Proxy Server: Select this when you are connecting to the internet via a proxy server. The following settings are available for proxy server connections:

Username: Enter the username required for your proxy server.

Password: Enter the password required for your proxy server.

Proxy Host: Enter the proxy server IP address.

Port: Enter the proxy server port.

TCPIP Timeout: Enter a value in seconds for an internet connection, after which VIPM will give an error indicating that it cannot establish a connection. If you receive many timeout errors then you should increase this value and try again.

After making desired modifications, pressing OK will save the changes and close the options window. Else, pressing cancel will close the options window without saving the changes.

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