Before a
Silk Performer agent can be assigned manually to a load test, it has to be added to the agent pool. To open the agent pool, click
in the
Silk Performer menu and click the
Agents icon.
You can add agents to the agent pool and remove them. To modify the connection settings, select an agent and click
Properties.
- Enable
Encryption (SSL) to force the controller to secure the connection to the remote agent.
- Enable
Authenticate and specify a
Password to connect to the remote agent using a password. The password must be identical to the password you specified in the System
Configuration Manager.
- When
Encryption (SSL) is enabled, specify the port the controller uses to connect to the agent in the
Connect to secure port field. The port must be identical to the agent connection secure port you specified in the System Configuration Manager.
- When
Encryption (SSL) is disabled, specify the port the controller uses to connect to the agent in the
Connect to port field. The port must be identical to the agent connection secure port you specified in the System Configuration Manager.
- Enable
Use HTTP proxy server to connect to the agent using an HTTP firewall. Specify the
Address and
Port to which you want to tunnel. These can be obtained from your system administrator. See
Connecting Through HTTP Firewalls.
- Enable
Use SOCKS proxy server to connect to the agent using the SOCKS protocol. Specify the
Address and
Port. See
Connecting Through SOCKS Firewalls. If you use both the HTTP firewall and the SOCKS protocol, the agent will first connect to the SOCKS proxy and then connect
to the HTTP proxy. See
Connecting Through Multiple Firewalls.
- Click
Check Connection to verify that the controller is able to connect to the agent. If you specified a connection through a proxy server, you
will be asked for user credentials if the proxy server requires authentication.
- Click
OK to save your settings.