The [ServerNameResolution] section is used by the ProjectWise Design Integration Server, when a client requests a connection to a name or address that does, in fact, describe the current server, but due to network configurations the current server is unable to realize/determine that it is the target of the request. Configuring this section can be useful when dealing with NAT configurations, where the internal ProjectWise Design Integration Server is advertised externally using an IP address that is not resolvable internally.

For example:

1. Externally, the ProjectWise Design Integration Server is advertised as having the IP address 10.10.10.1, but internally the IP address is really 172.18.6.1.
2. A ProjectWise Explorer client requests a connection to the ProjectWise Design Integration Server at the IP address 10.10.10.1.
3. The client connects to that address via the firewall, and the firewall rules know to forward that connection to 172.18.6.1.
4. However, the ProjectWise Design Integration Server at 172.18.6.1 has no way of determining that it is, in fact, the targeted server.

To work around this, add a line to the [ServerNameResolution] that resolves the external IP address to the internal IP address. For example:

[ServerNameResolution]
10.10.10.1=172.18.6.1

When the ProjectWise Design Integration Server tries to determine if it is the target of the request, it will consult this section, and see that its own address is a valid alias for the requested target address.