The SSL Settings tabs
If Roaming User Profiles Are Located on an SSL Web Server
If you have set up a secure socket layer (SSL) web server (https) to house your Roaming User Profiles, then under the SSL Settings tab, you set up access to that secure web server. For details, see Setting site SSL connection settings for Roaming User Profiles.
Note: You must install a third-party web server application called WebDAV to set up a compatible WebDAV HTTP or SSL server. WebDAV software is required in order to access and secure Roaming User Profiles on the Internet location. The WebDAV application is available free of charge at www.webdav.org.
NMS Administrative Settings: Setting site HTTP connection settings for Roaming User Profiles
Caution:
If you have never set up a web server before, do not attempt to do so; these instructions assume you have already installed the web server and have experience setting up a web server.
In the Site tab, under the Dragon Professional tab, you enter information about where you store Roaming User Profiles for a site. If you are storing the profiles on a web server, to set up the HTTP settings:
1. Select the Enable Roaming User Profiles option.
2. Beside the text Roaming user profile directories, click the Configure button. Dragon displays the Roaming User Profile Directory Settings window.
3. Click the HTTP Settings tab.
Enter information about your connection in the text boxes under the sections in the dialog box:
l Authentication on page 100
l Firewall and Proxy Servers on page 100
l Miscellaneous on page 101 Authentication
Prompt for user and password
Select if users will be prompted for a username/password when they connect to the HTTP server.
Default user/Password
Set to the default username/password needed to connect to the HTTP server. Be sure to put the domain name followed by a backslash in front of the user login name; for example:
Nuance\JWyman. This is not a local login.
Authentication type
Set the type of authentication used on the HTTP server you specified as the Address in the Roaming user profile location dialog box. Select the type that indicates how your server is configured:
n Basic—Choose if the server is configured for Basic authentication, where the username and password are passed over the network as clear text.
n Digest—Choose if the server is configured for Digest authentication, where the passwords are never transmitted across the Internet in unencrypted form.
Note: For security reasons, be sure that anonymous logins are disabled on the HTTP or HTTPS server.
Firewall and Proxy Servers Use proxy server
Select Use proxy server if Dragon workstations are connecting to the httpserver through a proxy server.
Type
Select the type of firewall used on the HTTP server from the drop-down list:
n HTTP —Select for a proxy server that specializes in HTML (web page) transactions.
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n Tunnel—Select if client workstations are connecting to the server with tunneling software.
n Socks 4—Select for a SOCKS4 protocol that relays TCP sessions at a firewall host to allow application users transparent access across the firewall. SOCKS4 does not support authentication, UDP proxy. SOCKS4 clients require full Domain Name Service (DNS).
n Socks 5—Select for a SOCKS 5 protocol that relays TCP sessions at a firewall host to allow Nuance Management Console users transparent access across the firewall. SOCKS 5 supports multiple authentication methods. SOCKS 5 clients use the SOCKS 5 server to perform the Domain Name Service (DNS) lookup.
Server
Enter the server name provided by your server administrator.
Port
Enter the port number accessed to connect to the proxy server or firewall.
User
Enter any username needed to log on to the proxy server or firewall.
Password
Enter any password needed to log on to the proxy server or firewall.
Firewall data
Enter any special authentication string provided by your server administrator.
Miscellaneous Follow redirects
If you are storing the Roaming User Profiles on a server that redirects incoming connections to another location, you can define how the Dragon client handles these redirects by selecting one of the check boxes. Nuance recommends that you set redirects to either Always or Same Scheme Only, but always follow them.
n Never—Never follow redirects; ignores them.
n Always—Always follow redirects.
n Same Scheme Only—Permit only redirects using the same scheme as the client request.
Keep Connection Alive
Selecting this check box tells the client and server to keep the connection alive after the current session ends. If you have Follow Redirects set to Always or Same Scheme Only, you should not select this check box.
Lock timeout
Set to the number of seconds the server should wait before breaking the lock on any the Roaming User Profiles for the logged on user. Setting the lock to 0 uses the default setting from the server. Specifying another time overrides the server default.
A network lock prevents a user from using a Roaming User Profile that another user already has in use. While this process does not take a long time, network problems can cause a lock
to become stuck and not release when the login process is completed. When this happens, the next time the user tries to log on with that user account, the user sees a message informing him or her of the lock.
Connection timeout
Set to number of seconds before the NMS Server should close the Dragon client connection to the server either when the connection is idle or after the connection has been open for that duration.
Timeout of inactive
Check if the connection timeout in the previous text box applies when the logged in user has been inactive for the specified time period. Leave unchecked if the timeout applies after time elapses, regardless of activity of the logged in user. Leave the option unchecked only with great caution, as it could close the connection while the Dragon client is accessing the Roaming User Profile and corrupt the profile.
Recommended settings for web servers
For selections, Dragon Group requires you make while installing a particular type of web server, refer to the instructions for installing that web server in the Configuration and Client Installation Guide.