Proxy server

If the network connection is unstable and there is a risk of losing the connection to the host, you should consider running our GlinkProxy server. The GlinkProxy server runs on a Windows server that can be located near the host computer and supports large numbers of client sessions.

GlinkProxy is designed to provide persistent host connections for Glink clients where the connection from the client device is unreliable. This may be because the device enters sleep mode or goes out of Wi-Fi range. If the client connection to the proxy server is lost for some reason, the server will retain the connection to the host. This allows the client to reconnect to the server again and continue seamlessly from the point at which the connection was lost.

GlinkProxy parameters

Use server

Must be checked to use the proxy server

Address
The address of the proxy server (not the host application)

Port
The default port number is 30855

Secure communication
Specifies to encrypt the data flow between the Glink client and the Glink Proxy server.

Proxy keeps connection to host in seconds when

User disconnect
Specifies the number of seconds the proxy server should keep the connection to the host application after a user initiated disconnect. The default value is 0 which means that the connection to the host is disconnected immediately. This is what happens without a proxy server.

Connection lost
Specifies the number of seconds the proxy server should keep the connection to the host application after the connection to Glink is dropped, for example due to bad Wi-Fi signals. When the network connection is reestablished, the user can then reconnect and resume the session with the host application.