To add a new Iguana channel:

• Click the Add Channel button on the Dashboard. The Select Channel Components screen appears.

• Select LLP Listener as the Source and To Database as the Destination, since you will be receiving HL7 messages over TCP/IP and putting them into a database.
• Click Configure Channel.

The Channel Configuration screen that appears consists of four sections, each with its own tab:

• The Channel section, in which you provide the channel information;
• The Source section, in which you configure the source component of the channel;
• The Filter section, which enables you to filter incoming messages (you will not be using this section in this tutorial);
• The Destination section, in which you configure the destination component of the channel.

The following sections describe how to configure the channel and its components.