If it has not done so already, this is the point at which a resource adapter might typically make some form of remote connection to a back-end system using the information from the ActivationSpec.

Select Use pre-configured messaging provider resources under End-point configuration, then enter JNDI names for connection factory, send destination and receive destination

A server mode connection is created by passing a string that identifies an end point (protocol dependent identifier, for example, a port number) on the local host to the Connector.open method.