Welcome to the Connector

• 1: Terminology
• 2: About the Content API Platform
• 3: How the Connector Works with Optimizely
• 4: Using this Guide
• 5: How to Contact Lionbridge Connector Support

1 - Terminology

Asset	Any content or document being sent for translation, including metadata. Assets are created by the Connector.
Content API Platform	The hosted connectivity platform that receives and routes content from content systems, including content management systems (CMSs), to translation providers and back during implementation. The Lionbridge Connector Team configures the Platform based on the number and nature of systems involved in your system architecture.
Optimizely	The Optimizely CMS (Content Management System). For more information, see Optimizely.
Freeway	The name of the Lionbridge translation portal for submitting content to and retrieving content from the Lionbridge translation provider.
FTP Server	File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. Translation providers may receive and send files for translation using an FTP server.
Provider Keys	The Connector uses provider keys to establish a secure, discrete connection between the Connector instance and the Platform. Very important: Do not copy the CMS address keys to multiple Optimizely instances,because this is a violation of the License Agreement. Using the same CMS address keys on multiple Optimizely instances will cause the Lionbridge App or Connector to behave unexpectedly, which can result in lost translation content, orphaned projects, and inaccurate translation status reports. The Lionbridge Connector team will support technical issues caused by duplicating or incorrectly installing CMS address keys only on a time and materials basis.
Keys	The Connector uses keys to establish a secure, discrete connection between the Connector instance and the Platform. Very important Do not use the same account keys on multiple instances, because this is a violation of the License Agreement. Using the same account keys on multiple instances will cause the Connector to behave unexpectedly, which can result in lost translation content, orphaned projects, and inaccurate translation status reports. The Lionbridge Connector team will support technical issues caused by duplicating or incorrectly installing CMS address keys only on a time and materials basis.**
Lionbridge	The publisher of the Freeway translation portal and a translation provider. Users connect to the Freeway translation portal to submit content to and retrieve content from the Lionbridge translation provider.
Lionbridge Connector for Optimizely (Connector)	The connector software that Lionbridge provides, which plugs into your Optimizely installation to provide connectivity to the hosted Platform. In this document it is to as Connector This is the software you are installing and configuring as you work through this document.
MT	Machine translation. The translation provider can be a machine translation service, such as Bing.
NuGet	Open source package manager for the Microsoft development platform. For more information, see http://www.nuget.org/
Producer	CMS or another content system that sends content or documents out for translation. In this case, this is Optimizely.
Provider	provider of translation services. The delivery of assets to the provider may be via an FTP server or a TMS connector.
Scheduled Job	Optimizely functionality to run scheduled jobs. These can be run repeatedly with a specified interval or started manually.
Support Asset	Supporting documents and their metadata. Support assets are not translated by the translation provider, but they provide helpful context for the translator.
TMS	Translation management system that the translation provider uses.

2 - About the Content API Platform

About the Content API Platform

The Content API translation-connectivity platform is the easiest, most flexible way to integrate content systems, including content management systems (CMSs) and other content producers, with translation providers and translation technologies.

Content API Platform is the hosted (IaaS) connectivity platform that receives and routes content from content management systems to translation providers and back, including to Lionbridge via Freeway. It is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). During implementation, the Lionbridge Connector Team configures the Platform for your translation solution, based on the translation providers or systems you use.

3 - How the Connector Works with Optimizely

The Lionbridge Connector (“Connector”) is an important part of the Content API translation solution.

The Connector is installed on your system as an add-in to Optimizely, through a NuGet installation package. Its functionality is displayed to the users as part of Optimizely.

Your translation systems architecture might look like the configuration above. It may have additional content systems or translation providers, but the core concepts remain the same. During implementation, the Lionbridge Connectors team works with you and your translation providers to configure and test the other elements of your translation solution, which are the Content API Platform’s connections to your translation providers' systems.

4 - Using this Guide

Purpose of this guide

This guide describes everything you need to know to install and configure the Lionbridge Connector (Connector) for Optimizely. It describes the delivery package contents, system requirements, installation instructions, and configuration procedures.

Who should use this guide

This guide is intended for Optimizely administrators and system integrators.

What you should already know

This document assumes that your company already has an installed instance of Optimizely. It also assumes that Lionbridge is your company’s translation provider. It assumes that you have a strong working knowledge of Optimizely.

How to find out more about the Lionbridge Connector for Optimizely

For information on using the Lionbridge Connector to send and receive content for translation from Optimizely, read the Lionbridge Connector for Optimizely User Guide.

Documentation conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

Convention	Description
Bold	Highlights screen elements such as buttons, menu items, and fields.
Courier	Highlights input, file names, and paths.
Italics	Highlights terms for emphasis, variables, or document titles.
>	Indicates a menu choice. For example, Select Edit > Select All.

5 - How to Contact Lionbridge Connector Support