Gateway Mode and Forwarding Settings

A RAS Secure Client Gateway can operate in normal and forwarding modes. To set the desired mode and configure related settings click the Mode tab in the RAS Secure Client Gateway Properties dialog.

Using Site defaults

To use Site default settings, click the Inherit default settings option. To specify your own settings, clear the option. For more info, see Site Defaults (Gateways).

Setting the normal mode

To set the normal mode, in the Gateway mode drop-down list, select Normal.

The Forward requests to HTTP Server option allows you to forward requests that do not belong to RAS Secure Client Gateways (gateways handle HTML5 traffic, Wyse, and URL scheme). To specify multiple servers, separate them with a semicolon. An HTTP server can be specified using an IPv6 address if necessary. Please note that the HTTP server must support the same IP version as the browser making the request.

The Preferred Publishing Agent drop-down list allows you to specify a RAS Publishing Agent that the gateway should connect to. This is helpful when Site components are installed in multiple physical locations communicating through WAN. You can decrease network traffic by specifying a more appropriate Publishing Agent. For the gateway to select a Publishing Agent automatically, select the Automatic option.

Setting the forwarding mode

To configure the forwarding mode, in the Gateway mode drop-down list, select Forwarding.

Specify (or select) one or more forwarding gateways in the Forwarding RAS Secure Client Gateway(s) field.

Note: The forwarding mode allows you to forward data to a gateway listening on IPv6. It is recommended that forwarding gateways are configured to use the same IP version.