# Client Connection tab The **Client Connection** tab is used to **configure the Actors that Data Mover interacts with when operating as a client**, i.e. when it connects to actors to either retrieve or send files. As a client, Data Mover is responsible for initiating requests to retrieve or send data, managing all aspects of file transfers to ensure they happen smoothly, and ensuring data accessibility when required. Different protocol types are supported. * **Open protocols:** FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, PeSIT, SMB v3, POP3 / IMAP, SMTP and JMS. * **Primeur native protocols**: PR4/PR4S, PR5 and PR5S. * **Cloud connectors**: HDFS, HDFSS, Amazon S3, Google Storage, Azure Blob Storage and Microsoft SharePoint. * **Third-party connectors**: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct. For detailed information about **Client Connections**, refer to the [Client Connections](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/client-connections.md) pages in the **Transfer Protocols and Connectors** section. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.primeur.com/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/client-connection-tab.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.