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SafeLinx Administrator
The SafeLinx Administrator is a Java application that lets administrators configure, monitor, and maintain the resources of one or more SafeLinx Servers.
Customizing network configuration
SafeLinx lets you customize your network configuration.
Configuring a connection for an ASTRO network using SafeLinx Administrator
Configure both the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Client to complete support for an ASTRO network.

SafeLinx Administrator
The SafeLinx Administrator is a Java application that lets administrators configure, monitor, and maintain the resources of one or more SafeLinx Servers.
- Controlling resources and organizational units
  SafeLinx gives you control over all resources and organizational units.
- Customizing network configuration
  SafeLinx lets you customize your network configuration.
  - Setting up a broadcast group
    You can define a group of users to which to broadcast a message.
  - Sending broadcast messages
    You can send a text message to all active users on a SafeLinx Server through broadcast messages.
  - Adding a network connection
    A mobile network connection (MNC) is the interface to a network provider.
  - Configuring a connection for an ASTRO network using SafeLinx Administrator
    Configure both the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Client to complete support for an ASTRO network.
  - Configuring a connection for an ASTRO network using the SafeLinx Client
    Configure both the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Client to complete support for an ASTRO network.
  - Configuring intelligent connections
    You can configure the SafeLinx Server and SafeLinx Clients on Linux, Windows, or Windows CE to determine which protocol with which to connect to an Internet Protocol (IP) transport.
  - Configuring TCP-Lite
    A TCP-Lite transport is applied to a transport profile, which is a set of configuration properties that are applied to a connection profile. They are then applied to an MNC to control the performance options between an MNC and the SafeLinx Clients that connect to it.
  - Configuring HTTP codec
    You can add an HTTP codec and configure its properties.
  - Looking up users in another directory service
    You can store user account data in the same directory server (DSS) as all other SafeLinx Server resources, or you can choose to look up or manage user account data in a separate enterprise directory service. If you choose to look up data in an enterprise directory service, you must first create a directory server resource for each enterprise directory service you want to use.
  - Setting up IP addressing
    When you define a mobile network interface (MNI) and choose for IP traffic to be routed statically rather than using a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server, you set up a subnetwork.
  - Setting up network address translation
    To set up the SafeLinx Server to act as an agent between a public network and a private network and perform network address translation, add a network address translator (NAT).
  - Filtering incoming and outgoing data
    You can create filters to be associated with a mobile network interface (MNI) to control data access to and from all IP-attached clients.
  - Redirecting packets to and from SafeLinx Server
    Packet mapping is a way to redirect data through a mobile network interface (MNI).
  - Routing traffic to a subnetwork
    A routing alias is a SafeLinx Client acting as a multihomed destination gateway to route data between the SafeLinx Server and a subnetwork that you specify.
- Configuring for security
  SafeLinx includes options for configuring security.
- Managing administrators
  SafeLinx provides the tools to manage administrators.
- Managing users
  SafeLinx provides the tools to manage users.
- Troubleshooting problems
  SafeLinx helps you troubleshoot problems.
- What is...
  SafeLinx Administrator Help identifies and clarifies necessary topics.

Configuring a connection for an ASTRO network using SafeLinx Administrator

Configure both the SafeLinx Server and the SafeLinx Client to complete support for an ASTRO network.

About this task

Use SafeLinx Administrator to configure a connection to an ASTRO network.

Procedure

In the Resources pane, right-click the Connection Manager to which you want to add the ASTRO support and then click Add > Mobile network connection.
From the list, select ip-lan IP LAN-based nerwork, then click OK.
Specify a description and choose an MNC group.
Select an IP-based connection profile.
Specify the UDP port on which the SafeLinx Server listens. By default, it is port 8889.
Select the initial state of the MNC. Choose available if you want the MNC to be used by the SafeLinx Server when it is started. Choose defined if you do not want the MNC to be used immediately. If you choose defined, then you must make sure that it is available before you attempt to use it. To make it available, right-click the MNC in the Resources pane, and then click Start.
Click Finish.
Edit the properties of the connection profile that you selected in step 4. If you selected the IP profile that ships with the SafeLinx Server, expand the Default Resources OU, then double-click Connection profile. From the Connection Profile list, double-click IP profile.
Click the Transport profiles tab and verify that ASTRO Motorola ASTRO-25 networks is selected in the Transport profiles field.

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