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<h2 id="conceptsintro">Universal Connection concepts</h2>
<p>Review the following concepts to become familiar with the technical and
configuration details involved with each of the connections that are available
through Universal Connection. The information presented about these concepts focuses on the
relationship between this technology and establishing a Universal Connection. Each concept
includes references to additional information about the topic.</p>
<p><span class="bold">Data protection technologies</span></p>
<p>You need to understand how network security affects configuring a Universal Connection before
you start creating a configuration.</p><blockquote>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="appprox.htm#appprox">Application proxies</a></span>
<br />If your method of accessing the Internet is through an
application proxy, some Universal Connection applications may be able to use
the proxy. However, you must ensure that you select a configuration method
that allows the remainder of your service data to connect through Universal Connection from
your server to IBM&reg; without going through an application proxy.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="packetff.htm#packetff">IP packet filter firewall</a></span>
<br />You
may have to change packet filter rules to allow Universal Connection traffic
to flow through your firewall to IBM.</p>
<p><a href="ssl.htm#ssl"><span class="bold">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)</span></a>
<br />SSL/TLS protocol helps provide privacy over a network. Universal Connection creates
a Certificate Store, containing trusted Certificate Authority Certificates
for use by SSL/TLS, and you do not need to change this item. Some service
applications use SSL/TLS to protect the data flowing to IBM.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="icnat.htm#icnat">Network address translation (NAT)</a></span>
<br />Network
address translation (NAT) changes internal or private addresses to public
or globally routable IP addresses. The Universal Connection traffic can flow through a NAT
to IBM. This is enabled automatically.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="socksserver.htm#socksserver">SOCKS</a></span>
<br />A SOCKS server or client is a TCP/IP proxy application
that allows you to send information through a wide variety of protocols without
providing the internal network information. If your network includes a SOCKS
server, you must ensure that you do not route Universal Connection traffic through this server.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="vpncon.htm#vpncon">Virtual private network</a></span>
<br />Learn how VPN affects data protection when configuring
a Universal Connection between your server and the IBM support services. Some service applications
use VPN to protect the data flowing to IBM.</p></blockquote>
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