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title: "Step 5. Select Target Server"
description: "At the Target step of the wizard, select a Linux server that will have access to disk content. You can select one of the following types of servers: A server added to the backup infrastructure."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Using with Veeam Backup & Replication > Restoring Data from Veeam Agent Backups > Publishing Disks > Performing Disk Publish > Performing Disk Publish Using Console > Step 5. Select Target Server"
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# Step 5. Select Target Server

At the **Target** step of the wizard, select a Linux server that will have access to disk content. 

You can select one of the following types of servers:

- A server added to the backup infrastructure.

  If you want to add a new backup server to the backup infrastructure at this step, click **Add**. In this case, you will be able to add a new Linux server. To learn more, see the [Adding Linux Servers](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/add_linux_server.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

- A temporary server. In this case, select *Specify a different host* from the drop-down list. In the **Target Server** window, specify the following settings:

  1. In the **Host name** field, specify a server name or IP address of the server.
  2. Select the account from the **Credentials** list. If you have not set up credentials beforehand, click the **Manage accounts** link or click **Add** on the right to add a new account in the Credentials Manager. To learn more, see the [Credentials Manager](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/credentials_manager.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
  3. Click **Advanced** and customize connection settings in the **Network Settings window**. To learn more, see [Customizing Connection Settings](#connection).


If prompted, specify credentials for the target server.

![Select Target Server](images/agents_disk_publish_target.png "Select Target Server")

## Customizing Connection Settings {#connection}

If you specify a different host, you can customize connection settings for a target Linux server at the **Target** step of the **Publish Disks** wizard. To do so, click **Customize advanced connection settings such as SSH timeout and service ports** in the **Target Server** window and specify settings in the **Advanced Settings** window:

1. In the **Service console connection** section, specify an SSH timeout.
2. In the **Data transfer options** section, specify connection settings for file copy operations. 
3. [For Linux server deployed outside NAT] In the **Preferred TCP connection role** section, select the **Run server on this side** check box.

To learn more about these settings, see the [Specify Credentials and SSH Settings](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/linux_server_ssh.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

![Customize Connection Settings](images/disk_publish_target_settings.png "Customize Connection Settings") ![](images/disk_publish_target_settings_advanced.png)