Network Settings

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Additional Network Routes

The Additional Network Routes section enables you to configure more network routes. From the menu, select System > Network to access the network configuration settings. The Default Gateway in the Additional Network Routes section represents the path used to connect to other networks. It is usually a router or firewall address, and it must always be directly accessible from at least one of the appliance network interfaces. To add or manage static routes, select Add Static Route. You are able to set the network, netmask, and gateway IP addresses. 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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Server Settings Tab

This tab shows general global settings that pertain to the server or default channel properties. Image of the Server Settings tab. General Settings Channel Settings Email Settings Notification Settings Tasks Restore Config Clear All Statistics Parent topic: Settings View

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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

Configuring Mail

The Mail Configuration window allows you to enter email notification addresses. From the menu, select System > Mail to access the mail configuration settings. The Mail Configuration window enables you to set one or more email notification addresses in the Notification Email Address field. To set more than one address, separate each recipient by a comma. Enter an email address in the Default From Address field to identify messages sent from the appliance. The default from address is alert@mirthappliance.com. When the SMTP Relay Host field is blank (the default value), the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare attempts direct mail delivery. This setting is the most reliable, but requires outbound network access on TCP port 25. If your network restricts outbound SMTP traffic you need to talk to your network administrator either to open access for the appliance or to provide you with an authorized SMTP relay host. You can reference the host by name or IP address. Mail Configuration window

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System Menu

You can perform Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare system administration with the System menu on the Control Panel web application. Note: No special operating system or command line knowledge is necessary to perform any of the functions in the System menu. View Details about the Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare The dashboard displays information about your appliance and its current state. Create Backup Sets Backup sets are collections of components with a given destination for the backup data. Restore a Backup to an Appliance When you restore a backup, you can select any or all of the components in the backup file’s backup set to restore. Update the Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Software Updates to Mirth® applications, new features, bug fixes, and security patches are all delivered online and controlled from the appliance. Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Certificates The appliance SSL Certificate window enables you to work with the local certificate authority or

Network Settings

Recommendations

Additional Network Routes

The Network Window

Server Settings Tab

Configuring and Managing Load Balancing

Configuring Mail

System Menu

Network Settings

Additional Network Routes

The Network Window

Server Settings Tab

Configuring and Managing Load Balancing

Configuring Mail

System Menu