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Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

mirth.properties File

This is the main configuration file that tells Mirth® Connect where to store application data, what web server ports to listen on, and which database to connect to. You can also set other security and encryption options. The following properties are supported: Property Default Value Description Directories dir.appdata appdata The location of the Application Data Directory. dir.tempdata ${dir.appdata}/temp The location of the temporary files directory, by default set inside of the Application Data Directory. Ports http.port 8080 The HTTP port to make the web server available from. This is used to access the launch page and download signed client resources from. If this property is omitted or commented out, the web server only starts up on the HTTPS port. https.port 8443 The HTTPS port to make the web server available from. This is used to access the secure opening of a page, web dashboard, and all REST API traffic (which includes the Administrator and CLI) . Password Requirements passwo

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Connector-Specific Properties

Every connector has its own custom set of properties. The properties you configure for a TCP Listener will be different from a Database Writer and so on. Here is a list of source and destination connectors supported by Mirth® Connect: Source Connectors Channel Reader DICOM Listener Database Reader File Reader HTTP Listener JMS Listener JavaScript Reader TCP Listener Web Service Listener Destination Connectors Channel Writer DICOM Sender Database Writer Document Writer File Writer HTTP Sender JMS Sender JavaScript Writer SMTP Sender TCP Sender Web Service Sender Additional connectors are made available as extensions: Email Reader Serial Connector NextGen Results CDR Connector FHIR Connector Interoperability Connector Suite Parent topic: Connector Components

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Settings View

The Settings view encompasses a wide variety of management settings and tasks for your Mirth® Connect server. Some of the settings are channel-specific (such as channel tags), and others are more general (such as default email settings). Image of the Settings view. Navigation Server Settings Tab The Server Settings tab shows general global settings that pertain to the server or default channel properties. Administrator Settings Tab The Administrator Settings tab shows settings specific to the client machine running the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Tags Settings Tab The Tags tab provides a general management view for all channel tags configured on your server. Configuration Map Settings Tab The Configuration Map tab enables you to edit the entries in the configuration map for the current server. Database Tasks Settings Tab The Database Tasks Settings tab shows you all cleanup or optimization tasks for the internal Mirth® Connect database. Resources Settings Tab The Resource Settings ta

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Channels View

The Channels View is the main management window for all channels configured on your Mirth® Connect server. From this view you can create, delete, import / export, clone, enable / disable, and deploy channels. It also serves as a management interface for channel groups. Image of the Channels view in the administrator. Navigation Channel Table Channel Tasks Group Tasks Parent topic: Management Views

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Troubleshooting

This section is meant to capture some of the most common errors that may occur when using Mirth® Connect. It is by no means an exhaustive list. For additional help, you may be interested in our Extensions or Training offerings. Logs Configuration Mirth Connect Engine fails to start up Unable to Launch Mirth Connect Administrator This error occurs when you do not have connectivity from your local machine to the Mirth® Connect server over the HTTPS port. Clearing your Java Cache Opening the Java Client Console Out of Memory Errors By default, the max Java heap size for the Mirth® Connect server is set to 256 MB. For large production instances you will typically want to increase this value. Manually reset a password in the database

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Source Connectors

This section refers to the actual connector-specific settings for the source connector. The section is labeled according to the connector type, e.g. "HTTP Listener", "JavaScript Reader". For additional information on connectors in general, go here: About Channels and Connectors Here is a list of source connectors supported by Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare: Channel Reader DICOM Listener Database Reader File Reader HTTP Listener JMS Listener JavaScript Reader TCP Listener Web Service Listener Additional source connectors are available as extensions: Email Reader Serial Connector FHIR Connector Interoperability Connector Suite Channel Reader DICOM Listener Database Reader File Reader HTTP Listener JMS Listener JavaScript Reader TCP Listener Web Service Listener

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mirth.properties File

Connector-Specific Properties

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Troubleshooting

Source Connectors

mirth.properties File

Connector-Specific Properties

Settings View

Channels View

Troubleshooting

Source Connectors