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Role of the iRouter

The iRouter is the bridge that links the HTTP-based iTechnology components with eTrust Audit. The iRouter converts data it receives in XML format to the SAPI protocol and sends the converted event to a router. For more information, see the eTrust Audit Reference Guide.

An iRouter consists of the following components:

• iGateway

  Receives events from local iRecorders, remote iGateways, or remote iClients.

• iControl

  Receives events from an iGateway and routes them to another iGateway or to event plug-ins.

• epAudit

  Receives events from iControl, parses them into field-value pairs, and sends them to the local Audit router using SAPI.

Note: For the iRouter to properly send events to an existing eTrust Audit implementation, you must install the iRouter on the same system with eTrust Audit Router.