Changing device key notification settings, Server services and ports, Install folders – HP StoreFront Mobile Access Software User Manual

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• After installation you can change the setting by editing the useSSL variable.

SMTP server. This is the IP address or network name of the SMTP server that will process device
key email.

• During installation this setting appears only if email notifications have been enabled.

• After installation you can change the setting by editing the smtpServer variable.

SMTP port. This is the port to use on the SMTP server. Use SMTP server port 25 if you are not using
SSL. Use SMTP server port 587 if you are using SSL.

• During installation this setting appears only if email notifications have been enabled.

• After installation you can change the setting by editing the smtpPort variable.

Device Key timeout. This is how long temporary device keys last before they expire. The time is
expressed in minutes. The default value is 720 minutes (12 hours).

• During installation this setting does not appear.

• After installation you can change the setting by editing the tempKeyMaxAge variable.

Changing device key notification settings

After installation, you can change the device key notification settings by editing a configuration
file in a text editor. The configuration file includes comments that identify use of the various settings.
See

“Device key notification settings” (page 22)

for a list of settings.

Install folders

The following procedure refers to the <install folder> for the HP StoreFront Mobile Access
server. The install folders are:

• Windows 32-bit: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP StoreFront Mobile
Access Server

.

• Windows 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP StoreFront
Mobile Access Server

.

The configuration file to edit is ms.cfg.
1.

Open Windows Explorer to <

install folder

>\MGROOT\config

. Do one of the following:

• If an ms.cfg file is present, go to step 2.

• If an ms.cfg file is not present, create one by copying and pasting the ms.cfg template
file from <install folder>\MG\config.

2.

Change setting values as appropriate. If a # comment character is at the start of a setting
value line, delete it.

3.

Save the edited ms.cfg file.

4.

Restart the HP Mobile Gateway service for the changes to take effect. See the Mobility Setup
Tool

“configuration – restart command” (page 35)

.

Server services and ports

The HP StoreFront Mobile Access server includes components that run as Windows services. These
Windows services are automatically started by the server installer and must be kept running. The
components use several ports to communicate with each other via web services.

HP MIF for Mobile service

The HP MIF for Mobile service provides for component discovery and Mobility Setup Tool security.
This service uses the following ports:

Communication port. This TCP/IP port allows components to communicate with each other.

• The default port number is 9066.

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