# PR4 node

To **create a PR4 node**, click the **New** button on the top left corner and fill in these fields:

* **Type**: PR4 is pre-selected. 
* **Name**: assign a name to the node you are creating. The name will appear on the **card** or in the **Node** column and will identify the node among all those listed. 
* **Description**: optionally enter a description for the node. 
* **VFS**: select the VFS that will be assigned to the node. The folders - or Queue Managers - of the selected VFS will be listed. 
* **Point-to-Point Security (PPS)**: if enabled, this value will be applied to the line and to the remote node. It requires these fields to be filled in: 
  * **Node key**: select an existing key or create a new one. \
    Existing keys are listed in **Settings** → **Security** → [Key Store](https://docs.primeur.com/data-mover-smart/settings/security/key-store). 
  * **PPS compression support**: enable this option to activate compression. 
  * **PPS Hash Algorithm**: select the Hash Algorithm among those listed. 
  * **PPS Crypto Algorithm**: select the Crypto Algorithm among those listed.  

Click the **Save** button. The **Lines** and **Remote Nodes** tabs will appear on the right of the screen.  

The Node can be enabled and disabled by selecting the toggle button at the top of the panel.

## Create the line

To **create the line**, click the **New** button and fill in these fields:

* **Name**: enter a name for the line. 
* **Local port**: enter the local listening port of the PR4 node.
* **Description**: optionally enter a description of the server. 
* **Protocol type**: choose ISC or ISCL.
* **Timeout (in seconds)**: set the number of seconds without network activity to wait before closing the session. Default value: 60 seconds.
* **VFS**: in Data Mover Smart, each server is associated to one VFS. The first level of the VFS virtual path is the queue manager name, he second level is the queue name.  
* **Point-to-Point Security (PPS)**: this value is inherited from the node and cannot be modified.

Lines will be listed on the Lines tab with the following options appearing when clicking the 3-dot icon on the right of the row:

* **Clone**: create a copy of the line. The -copy suffix will be added to the line name but you can change the name as needed.  
* **Navigate**: open the VFS configured in the line and navigate its folders. 
* **Disable**: turn off the line without removing it from the list. 
* **Start**: start the connection with the server. 
* **Delete**: remove the line from the list.

## Create the remote node

To **create the remote node**, click the **New** button and fill in these fields:

* **Single** or **Bulk**: select **Single** to create a remote node for a single Local Queue Manager or **Bulk** to create a remote node for multiple Local Queue Managers. With Bulk, you are able to select all queue managers or specific queue managers from the drop-down list. 
* **Name**: enter the name of the connection to the remote node. 
* **Description**: optionally enter a description. 
* **Host**: enter the address to which in Data Mover Smart will connect.
* **Remote port**: enter the remote port of the host to which Data Mover Smart will connect.
* **Protocol type**: select either ISC or ISCL.
* **Local QM**: first-level virtual path created in the Data Mover Smart VFS to communicate with the node. 
* **Remote Node name**: enter the name of the remote node.
* **Remote Queue Manager name**: enter the name of the remote queue manager. 
* **Timeout (in seconds)**: set the number of seconds without network activity to wait before closing the session. Default value: 60 seconds.
* **Max retry**: set the maximum number of connection retries. If set to 0, no retries will be executed.
* **Point-to-Point Security (PPS)**: this value is inherited from the node and can be modified:
  * **PPS compression support**: enable this option to activate compression. 
  * **PPS Hash Algorithm**: select the Hash Algorithm among those listed. 
  * **PPS Crypto Algorithm**: select the Crypto Algorithm among those listed.  

Remote nodes will be listed on the remote nodes tab with the following options appearing when clicking the 3-dot icon on the right of the row:

* **Test**: test the connection to the client. You can click the **Test** button to start the test without credential. By enabling the **Use Credential** toggle button, you can test the connection with or without credential. You can select the credential from the drop-down list or enter the username and the password manually.  
* **Clone**: create a copy of the remote node. The -copy suffix will be added to the remote node name but you can change the full name as needed.  
* **Disable**: turn off the remote node without removing it from the list.
* **Delete**: remove the remote node from the list.