LOCATIONS AND ACCOUNTS

Passthru servers and hunt groups
A passthru server is an IBM® Lotus® Domino® server that connects to other Domino servers when a direct connection cannot be made. For example, if the server you are calling over a phone line does not have a modem, the passthru server's modem can answer your call and connect to the server.

A passthru server can:


A hunt group is a bank of phone lines that you can access using a single phone number. The phone lines that make up this hunt group can be attached to several passthru servers. When you call a server, the hunt group decides which phone line should take the call, connects to a passthru server, and finally connects to your intended destination server. Large organizations with many passthru servers may use hunt groups to more efficiently balance the load on servers.

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, click File > Locations > Manage Locations.

2. Click your current location and then click Edit.

3. Click the Servers tab.

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

5. Click Save & Close.

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To create a passthru server Connection document automatically

1. Click File > Locations > Manage Locations.

2. Click your current location and then click Edit.

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

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

Tip You can also click Tools > 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. Click Contacts in the Open list, and click View > Advanced > Connections.

3. Do one of the following:

4. Click the Basics tab.

5. In the Connection type field, click 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. From the menu on the Replication page, click Actions > Server Phone Numbers.

3. Do one of the following:

4. Click the Basics tab.

5. In the Connection type field, click Hunt Group.

6. In the Always use area code field, click 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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