Acronis Backup & Recovery

Configuring communication settings

You can configure communication settings, such as whether to encrypt transferred data, for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components installed on one or more machines, by using Acronis Administrative Template. For information on how to load the Administrative Template, see How to load Acronis Administrative Template.

When applied to a single machine, the Administrative Template defines the communication settings for all the components on the machine; when applied to a domain or an organizational unit, it defines the communication settings for all the components on the machines in that domain or organizational unit.

To configure communication settings

1. Click Start, then click Run, and then type gpedit.msc
2. In the Group Policy console, expand Computer Configuration, then expand Administrative Templates, and then click Acronis.
3. In the Acronis pane to the right, double-click a communication option that you want to configure. The Administrative Template contains the following options (each option is explained later in this topic):
   • Remote Agent ports
   • Client Encryption options
   • Server Encryption options
4. For the new communication settings to take effect, restart all running Acronis components—preferably, by restarting Windows. If restart is not possible, make sure you do the following:
   • If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is running, close it and start it again.
   • If other Acronis components, such as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows or Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server are running, restart their correspondent services from the Services snap-in in Windows.

  Remote Agent ports  

Specifies the port that the component will use for incoming and outgoing communication with other Acronis components.

Select one of the following:

Not configured

The component will use the default TCP port number 9876.

Enabled

The component will use the specified port; type the port number in the Server TCP Port box.

Disabled

The same as Not configured.

For details about the network port and instructions on how to specify it in Linux and a bootable environment, see Network port configuration.

  Client Encryption options  

Specifies whether to encrypt the transferred data when the component acts as a client application, and whether to trust self-signed SSL certificates.

Select one of the following:

Not configured

The component will use the default settings, which is to use encryption if possible and to trust self-signed SSL certificates (see the following option).

Enabled

Encryption is enabled. In Encryption, select one of the following:

Enabled

Data transfer will be encrypted if encryption is enabled on the server application, otherwise it will be unencrypted.

Disabled

Encryption is disabled; any connection to a server application which requires encryption will not be established.

Required

Data transfer will be performed only if encryption is enabled on the server application (see “Server Encryption options”); it will be encrypted.

Authentication parameters

Selecting the Trust self-signed certificates check box allows the client to connect to the server applications that use self-signed SSL certificates such as certificates created during the installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components—see SSL certificates.

You should keep this check box selected, unless you have a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in your environment.

In Use Agent Certificate Authentication, select one of the following:

Do not use

The use of SSL certificates is disabled. Any connection to a server application which requires the use of SSL certificates will not be established.

Use if possible

The use of SSL certificates is enabled. The client will use SSL certificates if their use is enabled on the server application, and will not use them otherwise.

Always use

The use of SSL certificates is enabled. The connection will be established only if the use of SSL certificates is enabled on the server application.

Disabled

The same as Not configured.

  Server Encryption options  

Specifies whether to encrypt the transferred data when the component acts as a server application.

Select one of the following:

Not configured

The component will use the default setting, which is to use encryption if possible (see the following option).

Enabled

Encryption is enabled. In Encryption, select one of the following:

Enabled

Data transfer will be encrypted if encryption is enabled on the client application, otherwise it will be unencrypted.

Disabled

Encryption is disabled; any connection to a client application which requires encryption will not be established.

Required

Data transfer will be performed only if encryption is enabled on the client application (see “Client Encryption options”); it will be encrypted.

Authentication parameters

In Use Agent Certificate Authentication, select one of the following:

Do not use

The use of SSL certificates is disabled. Any connection to a client application which requires the use of SSL certificates will not be established.

Use if possible

The use of SSL certificates is enabled. The server will use SSL certificates if their use is enabled on the client application, and will not use them otherwise.

Always use

The use of SSL certificates is enabled. The connection will be established only if the use of SSL certificates is enabled on the client application.

Disabled

The same as Not configured.