Additional Network Routes

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Network Settings

The Network Settings section displays current network settings. From the menu, select System > Network to access the network configuration settings. The DNS Server addresses tell the appliance where to look for translating domain names to IP addresses. These settings are required when using host names in channels and SSL tunnels and for all email delivery. The Domain Search Path is the default domain that is appended to hostnames when forming a fully qualified domain name. This is usually the local domain for your internal network. With the Enable Bonjour checkbox, you can enable or disable Bonjour®. It is enabled by default. Parent topic: The Network Window

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

The Network Window

The Network window displays the network configuration settings. From the menu, select System > Network to access the network configuration settings. The first section presents HTTPS settings for the web server. The second section displays a view of the network interfaces. The third section presents current network settings. Additional network routes appear at the bottom. By default, network interfaces are configured using DHCP. To manually set the IP Address and Netmask values, you must select the interface hyperlink. Selecting a Physical interface link takes you to the Edit Interface window, where IP address and DHCP information is kept for that interface. Selecting a VPN Server interface link takes you to the VPN Server services window. Edit Interface window Note: Using DHCP on either interface overwrites manually set values for Default Gateway, DNS Servers, and Domain Search Path if your DHCP server provides these optional parameters. Network Settings The Network Settings section di

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Add a VPN Connection

You can establish VPN connections on your appliance to provide a secure path for administrative or message traffic. Select Services > VPN Connections. Select Add Connection to open to the Add VPN Connection window. Add VPN Connection window Select the type of connection. Connection to this appliance is the default and is used to create a package that enables Windows, Linux, or another appliance to connect to your computer. Connection to another appliance requires you to have a VPN package already downloaded from another appliance onto your computer. Enter a unique name for the connection. Select Add to add the connection.The Download VPN Software Bundle window opens. Parent topic: Using Virtual Private Network Connections

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Selecting the Default Application

You can use Applications > Select Default Application to designate the default application that displays in a web browser when you go directly to the appliance’s base URL. Select Default Application window The default for the default application is appliance control panel. This means that for a new appliance, when you enter http://<appliance_base_address>/ into your browser's address bar (where <appliance_base_address> is the host/domain name or IP address of the appliance), the Appliance Control Panel window opens. To go to a different application, you would need to use the full URL for that application, which generally has a form of the application name added to the base URL. If you go to the Select Default Application window, select any listed application, and then select Submit, that application becomes the new default. Then, when you go to http://<appliance_base_address>/ in your browser, you are redirected to the selected application. This change also means that to go to the cont

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Configuring and Managing Load Balancing

You can configure the load balancing service. Manage a load-balanced group by managing each node. To be certain which appliance you are connecting to, you should connect directly to the real IP address of each node, not the virtual IP address. To configure load balancing, select Services > Load Balancing. To configure the load balancing service, you need to know the primary IP address (from the eth0 interface) of all participating appliances, as well as an additional, unused IP for the virtual IP address. For each node, select the Role (one primary, all others are secondary), enter the same Virtual IP address, select a Heartbeat Interval, and enter the Appliance IP address for each of the other nodes. When you are configuring the primary node, enter the IP addresses for all other nodes in the multi-line text box and separate those IP addresses by commas or new lines. When you are configuring a secondary node, an extra line appears for entering the IP address of the primary node with a

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Manage the Control Panel

The Control Panel Settings window enables you to personalize the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare. Select Applications > Applications Control. Select Manage to open the Control Panel Settings window. Control Panel Settings window Enter a unique Appliance Name to identify the appliance. CAUTION: It is very important to set the Appliance Name, especially in cases where there is more than one appliance on the same network or managed by the same person. If necessary, set the user inactivity timeout period, the name of your company, and the name, title, and contact number for the appliance’s administrator. In the VPN instructions sent to VPN users, the administrator information is included as the administrative contact in case of problems with the VPN. Select Update to save the settings. Parent topic: Applications Control

Additional Network Routes

Recommendations

Network Settings

The Network Window

Add a VPN Connection

Selecting the Default Application

Configuring and Managing Load Balancing

Manage the Control Panel

Additional Network Routes

Network Settings

The Network Window

Add a VPN Connection

Selecting the Default Application

Configuring and Managing Load Balancing

Manage the Control Panel