Creating or editing a Connection document

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Creating or editing a Connection document
During configuration, NotesR creates a Connection document for your home server. Connection documents reside in your Contacts application and store information Notes needs to access a server, such as the server's full DominoR name or Internet address. One server may have multiple Connection documents if you access it in multiple ways, for example over the LAN at work and using a cable modem from home.

Note: Do not use the Notes Direct Dialup connection type. If you are using a Home (Notes Direct Dialup) location for RAS, edit it and change its connection type to Network Dialup. The X.PC modem protocol is not supported.

Tip: If you receive a link to a server and Notes can't locate the server, right-click the link and click Link Properties to see all the available information about the link. With this information, ask your Domino administrator to help you create a Connection document to that server. Then try the link again.

Certain types of Location documents require associated Connection documents to achieve a connection. You can click Tools > Client Reconfiguration Wizard button at any time to create a Connection document for the type of connection you request. You can also open an existing Location document and use the Connection Configuration Wizard to automatically create a connection to a server that matches that location; for example, in a Network Dialup location type, Notes helps you enter server information needed for the Connection document.

Tip: If you know the IP address of the server for which you want a Connection document, choose File > Open > Lotus Notes Application, type the IP address into the Server field, and click Open. Notes opens the server and automatically creates a Connection document for the server in your Contacts application.

Depending on the connection methods you request while using the wizard, Notes creates different types of Connection documents.

Connection types and methods

Notes uses this type of Connection document	If you connect this way
LAN (Online)	LAN, cable (broadband, fiberoptic) access, or DSL
Network Dialup	Dialup modem using remote access service software in your operating system to call either: a network server in your organization that connects to your organization's LAN an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

To create a Connection document automatically

1. Open or create a Location document.

2. Near the top of the window, click the Connection Configuration Wizard button. The wizard helps you create a Connection document for either a passthru server or a specific server.

In a Notes Direct Dialup or Custom location type, the wizard prompts you for the name and phone number of a server, which would typically be a passthru server. If you don't have this information, contact your Domino Administrator. The wizard also configures the dialup part of your connection when you click Custom as a location type.
In a Network Dialup location type, the wizard prompts you for configuration information from your operating system, which should include access details and phone number for either your organization's network server (which the wizard calls a "remote access" server), or your ISP. For example, in WindowsR this information is stored with your MicrosoftR Dial-up Networking software. Consult your Windows documentation for more information.
In a LAN location type, the wizard prompts you for the Domino name and the TCP/IP address of the server you want to access.

Tip:

If you're experiencing trouble connecting to a server on your LAN that your administrator says is available, a Connection document helps Notes locate the server.

To edit a Connection document manually

1. Open your Contacts and click View > Advanced Connections.

2. Click the Connection document you want to edit and click the Edit Connection button.

3. (Optional) To edit phone or password information for a Network Dialup connection, click the Network Dialup tab, then click Edit Configuration, and make any changes. A LAN connection does not show a Network Dialup tab.

4. Make changes and then click Save and Close.

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