Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager user manual Proxy Type Function

Chassis Management
	Proxy Type	Function
	Forward Proxy	A forward proxy acts as a gateway for a client’s
		browser, sending HTTP requests on the client’s
		behalf to the Internet. The proxy protects your
		inside network by hiding the client’s actual IP
		address and using its own instead. When the
		outside HTTP server receives the request, it sees
		the request or address as originating from the
		proxy server, not from the actual client. This type
		of proxy requires the proxy to be either
		configured as the default gateway for the client or
		for the client to send requests for the proxies
		servers via the proxy. The latter can be achieved
		by allowing the proxy to also act as an ARP
		proxy.
	Forward Proxy with	Proxy ARP is the technique in which one host
	Proxy ARP	answers ARP requests intended for another
		machine. By "faking" its identity, the router
		accepts responsibility for routing packets to the
		"real" destination. Proxy ARP can help machines
		on a subnet reach remote subnets without
		configuring routing or a default gateway.

Warning: When you assign Forward Proxy Using ARP or Forward Proxy without ARP, all ports of the proxied device are reachable from the workstation from which the user is logged in. It is important that all console ports are configured with an authentication type other than None.

The constraints that are set for all proxies rely on IP addresses only. Any user from a workstation where there is another user logged into the E2000 will have access (as long as the device does not require authentication) to all devices that are being proxied for that user.

Warning: Reverse Proxy does NOT work with Java applets and Active X applications. Consequently, the E2000 web interface cannot support the following connections:

•Remote access to the IBM Blade devices.

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