Ponton X/P 2.3 ? Installation and Configuration Guide

Advanced Configuration
Further, a mapping table defines which database column is to be displayed in which
monitor column. The number of columns again depends on the screen resolution.
Finally, if main memory size allows, caching of XSL stylesheet definitions helps
accelerating processing speed for XSL transformations.
6.4 Distributed Installation
If the Messenger is installed on a server that cannot be reached from the Internet, you
will need to install the Listener as well. The purpose of the Listener is to pick up
incoming connections and forward them to the Messenger (across the firewall). The
firewall rules must be set up to allow this connection between the Listener and the
Messenger. When a message is received, the Listener notifies the Messenger and the
Messenger then picks up the message.
You also have the option of subsequently installing the Listener as a service under
Windows – this service can then be configured to start automatically when the system
starts up.
Note: If you are going to run the Messenger in combination with the Listener, your
partners will have to enter the URI of your Listener in their configurations (under
Configuration → Partners → → URI of Partners Messenger Service).
Listener Installation and Configuration
The Listener is installed by running the installer program (e.g. PontonXP-2.3-setuplistener-windows.exe)
on the relevant system. You are asked to specify an installation
folder and also have the option of creating a desktop or menu shortcut. That’s it.
The settings for the Listener are contained in the configuration file listener.properties,
which is located in the folder [Listener root folder]\config. To modify these settings,
you will have to edit the configuration file directly. Access via the Messenger’s
configuration interface is not possible.
The file contains the following settings:
HttpPort = Port number (for external HTTP connections)
HttpsPort = Port number (for external HTTPS connections)
LogLevel = DEBUG | INFO | WARN | ERROR | FATAL | OFF
The following settings specify the host and port of the Messenger for forwarding
connections (HTTP/HTTPS). The forwarding connection mode is activated by entering
the relevant host and port addresses (of the Messenger server) and removing the hash
marks (#).
#HttpServer = messenger_host:http_port (HTTP forwarding connection)
#HttpsServer = messenger_host:https_port (HTTPS forwarding connection)
Note: Hash marks are used to designate “comment lines” in Java property files. Thus,
you can deactivate a given setting by adding a hash mark or activate the setting by
removing the hash mark.
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