Whether you use IntelliStream technology or not, the WebClient requires you to download the application configuration file from a standard Internet-based server, such as a Web server or a file server.

You might host the application configuration file on a server you have already set up. For example, if you have already set up a Web server with the application server, you might host the configuration file on this Web server. Or, if you have already set up a file server (and are working entirely within a corporate intranet and are using file sharing), you might host the configuration file on the file server.

After selecting a server, you describe the server to WebClient through the WebClient Application Assembler's Configuration File Locator Definition window at during application-deployment.

When WebClient downloads the application configuration file from its server, the download uses a communication protocol based on the server's type. If the application configuration file resides on a Web server, downloads uses HTTPS. HTTPS encrypts the download, which increases security.

If the application configuration file resides on a file server, downloads use the File protocol.

The URL you enter in the Application Assembler's Configuration File Locator window tells WebClient which protocol to use.

The WebClient can be configured to execute even if the configuration file server is not available. See Defining applications in WebClient Application Assembler for more information.