# Using the NetworkServerControl API

You need to create an instance of the `NetworkServerControl` class if you are using the API.

There are four constructors for this class.

- `NetworkServerControl()`

  This constructor creates an instance that listens either on the default port (1527) or the port that is set by the `derby.drda.portNumber` property. It will also listen on the host set by the `derby.drda.host` property or the loopback address if the property is not set. This is the default constructor; it does not allow remote connections. It is equivalent to calling `NetworkServerControl(InetAddress.getByName("localhost"),1527)` if no properties are set.

- `NetworkServerControl(InetAddress address, int portNumber)`
  This constructor creates an instance that listens on the specified `portNumber` on the specified address. The `InetAddress` will be passed to `ServerSocket`. NULL is an invalid address value. The following examples show how you might allow the Network Server to accept connections from other hosts:

      // accepts connections from other hosts on an IPv4 system
      NetworkServerControl serverControl =
        new NetworkServerControl(InetAddress.getByName("0.0.0.0"),1527);

      // accepts connections from other hosts on an IPv6 system
      NetworkServerControl serverControl =
        new NetworkServerControl(InetAddress.getByName("::"),1527);

- `NetworkServerControl(String userName, String password)`

  If a network server should run with user authentication, certain operations like `NetworkServerControl.shutdown()` require that you provide user credentials. This constructor creates an instance with user credentials, which are then used for operations that require them. In all other aspects, this constructor behaves like `NetworkServerControl()`.

- `NetworkServerControl(InetAddress address, int portNumber, String userName, String password)`

  This constructor creates an instance with user credentials, which are then used for operations that require them. In all other aspects, this constructor behaves like `NetworkServerControl(InetAddress address, int portNumber)`.

Parent topic: Overview of Derby Network Server management