The Configuration page allows you to view the configuration status and to configure the features of the cluster or the Access Gateway. After an Access Gateway has been made a member of a cluster, you can only configure it from the cluster configuration. Some options are specific to an Access Gateway. For these options, you must select the Access Gateway and then configure the options.
In the Administration Console, > > .
To edit an Access Gateway that is not a member of a cluster, click the button on the Access Gateway row.
To edit an Access Gateway cluster, click the button on the Access Gateway cluster row.
Select one of the following options:
Reverse Proxy / Authentication: Allows you 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 (see Section 2.2, Managing Reverse Proxies and Authentication). To manage a specific reverse proxy, click its name (see Section 2.2.1, Creating a Proxy Service).
Tunneling: Allows you to tunnel non-HTTP traffic through the Access Gateway to a Web server. For more information, see Section 3.5, Setting Up a Tunnel.
Date & Time: (Access Gateway Appliance) Allows you to configure the server’s time source. For more information, see Section 3.6, Setting the Date and Time.
Alerts: Allows you to select the alerts and then configure whether they are sent to a Syslog server, a log file, or to selected individuals via e-mail. For more information, see Section 4.6.3, Managing Access Gateway Alert Profiles.
Auditing: Allows you to select the events to send to a Novell Sentinel or Audit server. For more information, see Section 4.7, Enabling Access Gateway Audit Events.
Logging: (Access Gateway Service) Allows you to configure the events that are sent to the Access Gateway Service log file. For more information, see Section 4.2.1, Managing Access Gateway Service Logging.
Adapter List: (Access Gateway Appliance) Displays the list of configured network cards and allows you to edit an existing configuration or to add a new one. For more information, see Section 3.9.1, Viewing and Modifying Adapter Settings. To manage a specific adapter, click the name of the adapter.
Gateways: (Access Gateway Appliance) Displays the list of configured gateways and allows you to edit an existing configuration or to add a new one. For more information, see Section 3.9.2, Viewing and Modifying Gateway Settings.
DNS: (Access Gateway Appliance) Displays the current DNS configuration that the Access Gateway is using to resolve names and allows you to modify it. For more information, see Section 3.9.3, Viewing and Modifying DNS Settings.
Hosts: (Access Gateway Appliance) Allows you to create a static mapping between the host IP addresses and host names. For more information, see Section 3.9.4, Configuring Hosts.
Service Provider Certificates: Displays information about the certificates assigned to the Embedded Service Provider component of the Access Gateway. For more information, see Section 1.6.1, Managing Embedded Service Provider Certificates.
Purge List: Allows you to prevent Web objects from being cached. For more information, see Section 5.5, Configuring a Purge List.
Pin List: Allows you to prepopulate the cache with the Web objects that you want cached, before a user has requested the object. For more information, see Section 5.4, Configuring a Pin List.
Cache Options: Allows you to globally disable caching or configure which objects are cached and how frequently they are refreshed. For more information, see Configuring Caching Options.
Advanced Options: (Access Gateway Service) Allows you to configure how all reverse proxies handle specific items in cache. For more information, see Section 5.7, Advanced Access Gateway Service Options.
For information on using the , , and buttons, see Section 3.2, Saving, Applying, or Canceling Configuration Changes.