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# BMC AR System Mid Tier

## Connection Requirements

### 1 - IP

The IP address or hostname of the BMC AR System Mid Tier server.

### 2 - Port

The port number of the BMC AR System Mid Tier server. (default: 8008)

### 3 - Username

The username of a BMC AR System account with read access to the required forms.

### 4 - Password

The password for the BMC AR System account.

### 5 - Device Form Name

The name of the AR System form used to store device/asset records (e.g. AST:Attributes). Leave empty to skip device collection.

To find the form name, navigate to the form in the Mid Tier interface. The form name is the last segment of the URL, for example: `http://arserver:8008/arsys/forms/arserver/AST:Attributes`

### 6 - Device Primary Field

The field name in the device form that holds the unique identifier for each device (e.g. Hostname, Device Name, Name).

### 7 - Users Form Name

The name of the AR System form used to store user records (e.g. CTM:People). Leave empty to skip user collection.

To find the form name, navigate to the form in the Mid Tier interface. The form name is the last segment of the URL, for example: `http://arserver:8008/arsys/forms/arserver/CTM:People`

### 8 - Users Primary Field

The field name in the user form that holds the unique identifier for each user (e.g. Username, Email, Name (if it's unique)).

### 9 - Is Secure?

Choose this if your connection is going to be over HTTPS. (default: False)

### 10 - Timeout

The amount of time (in seconds) to wait for API responses. (default: 30)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Default Values**

* **Port**: 8008
* **Is Secure**: false
* **Timeout**: 30
  {% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Attention**

Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the BMC AR System Mid Tier host. When the discovery operation is finalized you will be able to see the details on the Assets page.
{% endhint %}