3.3.1 Configuration Overview

On the Configuration page, you can view the configuration status and configure Access Gateway. After an Access Gateway has been added to a cluster, you can only configure it from the cluster configuration. Some options are specific to Access Gateway. For these options, you must select Access Gateway and then configure the options.

  1. Click Devices > Access Gateways > Edit.

    To edit an Access Gateway that is not a member of a cluster, click Edit on Access Gateway row.

    To edit an Access Gateway cluster, click Edit on the Access Gateway cluster row.

  2. Select one of the following options:

    Option

    Description

    Reverse Proxy / Authentication

    To configure a reverse proxy so that it hides the IP address of a web server and accelerates access by caching the most frequently used pages. This option displays the list of configured proxies and allows you to add new proxies and modify existing proxies. To add a new reverse proxy or manage the existing proxies, click Reverse Proxy / Authentication (see Managing Reverse Proxies and Authentication). To manage a specific reverse proxy, click its name (see Creating a Proxy Service).

    Tunneling

    To tunnel non-HTTP traffic through Access Gateway to a web server. For more information, see Setting Up a Tunnel.

    Date & Time

    To configure the server’s time source. See Setting the Date and Time.

    Alerts

    To select alerts and then configure whether they are sent to a server, a log file, or to selected individuals via email. See Managing Access Gateway Alert Profiles.

    Auditing

    To select the events to send to a Sentinel or Audit server. See Enabling Access Gateway Audit Events.

    Adapter List

    Displays the list of configured network cards and allows you to edit an existing configuration or to add a new one. See Viewing and Modifying Adapter Settings. To manage a specific adapter, click the name of the adapter.

    Gateways

    Displays the list of configured gateways and allows you to edit an existing configuration or to add a new one. See (Access Gateway Appliance) Viewing and Modifying Gateway Settings.

    DNS

    Displays the current DNS configuration that Access Gateway is using to resolve names and allows you to modify it. See (Access Gateway Appliance) Viewing and Modifying DNS Settings.

    Hosts

    To create a static mapping between the host IP addresses and host names. See (Access Gateway Appliance) Configuring Hosts.

    Service Provider Certificates

    Displays information about the certificates assigned to the Embedded Service Provider component of Access Gateway. See Managing Embedded Service Provider Certificates.

    Purge List

    To prevent web objects from being cached. For more information, see Section 3.5.4, Configuring a Purge List.

    Pin List

    To prepopulate the cache with the web objects that you want cached, before a user has requested the object. See Configuring a Pin List.

    Cache Options

    To globally disable caching or configure which objects are cached and how frequently they are refreshed. For more information, see Configuring Cache Options.

    Advanced Options

    To configure how all reverse proxies handle specific items in the cache. For more information, see Configuring Global Advanced Options.

For information about using OK, Cancel, and Revert buttons, see Section 3.3.2, Saving, Applying, or Canceling Configuration Changes.