Configuring communication settings

You can configure communication settings, such as whether to encrypt transferred data, for Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 components installed on one or more machines, by using Acronis Administrative Template. For information on how to load the administrative template, see How to load Acronis Administrative Template.

When applied to a single machine, the administrative template defines the communication settings for all the components on the machine; when applied to a domain or an organizational unit, it defines the communication settings for all the components on the machines in that domain or organizational unit.

To configure communication settings

  1. Click Start, then click Run, and then type gpedit.msc
  2. In the Group Policy console, expand Computer Configuration, then expand Administrative Templates, and then click Acronis.
  3. In the Acronis pane to the right, double-click a communication option that you want to configure. The administrative template contains the following options:
  4. For the new communication settings to take effect, restart all running Acronis components—preferably, by restarting Windows. If restart is not possible, make sure you do the following: