# Client Connection: HTTP

Fields with the asterisk **\*** are mandatory.

<table><thead><tr><th width="229.99993896484375">Properties</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>STATUS</strong></td><td><p>Enable or disable the client connection. Possible values:</p><ul><li>Enabled (default)</li><li>Disabled</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NAME *</strong></td><td>Name of the HTTP connection you are creating. The maximum number of characters is 128. Blanks and the ' " | special characters are not supported.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td><td>Description of the HTTP connection you are creating. The maximum number of characters is 2048.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>HOST *</strong></td><td>Remote host IP Address or hostname.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>PORT *</strong></td><td>Port to connect to the remote host (1 to 65535).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>USERNAME</strong></td><td>Username to be used for the connection. The maximum number of characters is 320.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>PASSWORD</strong></td><td>User password.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>CONNECTION TIMEOUT *</strong></td><td>Number of seconds without network activity to wait before closing a session due to inactivity.<br>Default value: 60.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>FILE FORM FIELD *</strong></td><td><p>Name of the form field for the file contents.<br>This field is used during file upload.</p><ul><li>For uploads to Data Mover, the form field name must be <code>file</code>.</li><li>For uploads to another partner, the required field name must be provided by the partner’s server administrator.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>CONNECT THROUGH DMZ</strong></td><td><p>Enable or disable DMZ proxy. Possible values:</p><ul><li>Enabled</li><li>Disabled (default)</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SELECT DMZ CLUSTER</strong> </td><td>When the <strong>Connect through DMZ toggle</strong> is enabled, this drop-down list displays all DMZ Clusters configured in <strong>Setup</strong> → <a href="/pages/4oSvqNmGyG9JKaK1PoxP">DMZ Clusters</a>. When you select one or more DMZ clusters, they will be applied to the client connection. If one of the selected DMZ clusters is unavailable, the remaining DMZ clusters will be used in <strong>RUNTIME</strong> or <strong>ROUNDROBIN</strong> mode. If no DMZ cluster is selected, all configured DMZ clusters will be used automatically.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>MAX RETRIES *</strong></td><td>Maximum number of retries. If this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will be executed and the job will be set to Failed if the first attempt is not successful. A high value corresponds to a high number of retrying attempts.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>RETRY INTERVAL</strong></td><td>This field will appear only if you have set the maximum number of retries to 1 or greater.<br>Time (in seconds) waited before retrying to execute a job. The lower the value, the more frequent the retrying attempts. If this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will be executed and the job will be set to Failed if the first attempt is not successful.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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