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# Configure connection

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<table><thead><tr><th width="144.33333333333331">Icon</th><th>Description</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>[A]</strong></td><td>Name</td><td>Enter a name for the connection</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[B]</strong></td><td>Client ID</td><td>Enter the client ID. The client ID must be known and is not configured in Eliona</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[C]</strong></td><td>Consumer group</td><td>Optional: Specify the consumer group. If you leave this field empty, the client will be configured as a stand-alone client.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[D]</strong></td><td>Seeds</td><td>The seeds are the IP addresses and ports to which a connection should be established. IP addresses and ports are separated by a colon. Example: 123.123.0.1:9092</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[E]</strong></td><td>Type</td><td>Here you can choose an authentication type.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[F]</strong></td><td>Username</td><td>Specify a username for authentication</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[G]</strong></td><td>Password</td><td>Enter a password for authentication</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[H]</strong></td><td>Host</td><td>Optional: Enter the host for a SOCKS5 proxy server</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[I]</strong></td><td>SOCKS5 port</td><td>Optional: Enter the port for a SOCKS5 proxy server</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[J]</strong></td><td>SOCKS5 username</td><td>Optional: Enter the username for a SOCKS5 proxy server</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[K]</strong></td><td>SOCKS5 password</td><td>Optional: Enter the password for a SOCKS5 proxy server</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[L]</strong></td><td>Save</td><td>Deletes the respective connection. ⚠ Warning: If the connection is also used in other projects, it will be deleted there as well.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[M]</strong></td><td>Existing subscriptions</td><td>Existing subscriptions assigned to this connection are displayed here</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[N]</strong></td><td>Create new subscription</td><td>Click to create a new subscription</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[O]</strong></td><td>Test connection</td><td>Click here to test the connection</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[O1]</strong></td><td>Connection status</td><td>The result of the connection test is displayed here</td></tr></tbody></table>


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