A passthru server can:

• Connect to multiple servers with a single phone call (if you use a phone line and either a Notes Direct Dialup or Network Dialup connection to access Notes from outside your organization)
• Connect to servers behind a firewall at your organization (if you use cable or DSL to access Notes from outside your organization)
• Connect to servers on your LAN that use a different network protocol (for example, NETBIOS instead of TCP/IP) from your computer, if the passthru server runs both protocols
• Connect (hop) to other passthru servers as necessary until reaching a target server

For more information, ask your Domino administrator whether your organization uses passthru or hunt group servers, and which Connection documents you need to take advantage of them.

Tip If your organization has at least one passthru server, specify it as your default server in your current Location document. Create other passthru or Connection documents on the advice of your administrator.

For information on replicating using a passthru server, see To replicate with a selected server and To create a call entry.

To specify a default passthru server for the current location

When Notes can't connect to a server directly, Notes tries to use the default passthru server to connect.

1. From the menu, choose File - Mobile - Edit Current Location.

2. Click the Servers tab.

3. In the "Passthru server" field, enter the name of a passthru server.

4. Click "Save & Close."

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To create a passthru server Connection document automatically

1. Choose File - Mobile - Edit Current Location.

2. Near the top of the window, click the "Connection Configuration Wizard" button.

3. Follow the steps in the wizard for a passthru server.

Tip You can also choose File - Preferences - Client Reconfiguration Wizard to create a connection to a passthru server. Before using the wizard, make sure you are using a location where you want to use the server.

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To create or edit a passthru server Connection document manually

1. Ask your Domino administrator for the name of the passthru server.

2. Choose File - Mobile - Server Phone Numbers.

3. Do one of the following:

• To create a new Connection document, click the "New" button and choose "Server Connection."
• To edit an existing Connection document, select the server and click the "Edit Connection" button.

5. In the "Connection type" field, select "Passthru Server."

6. In the "Server name" field, enter the name of the destination server to access. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to represent all or part of a server name. For example, use */Acme to connect to any server at Acme.

7. In the "Passthru server name or hunt group name" field, enter the name of the passthru server.

8. (Optional) Click the Comments tab to add information for your own reference.

9. (Optional) Click the Advanced tab to specify additional settings such as a dedicated location for this connection, or login scripts.

10. Click "Save and Close."

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To create or edit a hunt group Connection document manually

1. Ask your Domino administrator for the hunt group country code, area code, and phone number.

2. Choose File - Mobile - Server Phone Numbers.

3. Do one of the following:

• To create a new hunt group Connection document, click the "New" button and choose "Server Connection."
• To edit an existing hunt group Connection document, select the hunt group and click the "Edit Connection" button.

5. In the "Connection type" field, select Hunt Group.

6. In the "Always use area code" field, select Yes to always use that area code - even if it is the same as the one defined in the current Location document. The default is No.

7. In the "Hunt group name" field, enter the name you want to use. You can use any name, for example, MyHuntGroup.

8. In the "Country code" field, enter the hunt group country code.

9. In the "Area code" field, enter the hunt group area code.

10. In the "Phone number" field, enter the hunt group phone number.

11. (Optional) Click the Comments tab to add information for your own reference.

12. (Optional) Click the Advanced tab to specify additional settings such as a dedicated location for this connection, or login scripts.

13. Click "Save and Close."

Tip To automatically delay dialing, include one or more commas within a phone number; each comma forces a 2-second delay. To make a phone number more readable, include parentheses and hyphens within the phone number--Notes ignores them when it dials the number.

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See Also

Creating or editing a Connection document
Advanced options for editing Connection documents manually
Using a LAN, cable, or DSL to access Notes mail and other databases
Using a phone line to access Notes mail and other databases
Refining the sequence of replication on the Replicator page