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FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
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Chapter: FX Series Configuration
Section: Traffic Interface Settings
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Configure Port Definitions
In-Path Interface:
Specify the IP address that is associated with this port definition.
Port:
This field will be filled in automatically as you set the “Protocol” field. After setting these fields, you can
then override the port field to create a unique IP Address / Port combination.
Protocol:
This specifies the protocol that will run over this port. There are the following choices:
HTTP:
This choice specifies that you want the ADC to function as either a forward or reverse proxy on
this port.
Accelerated HTTP/L5:
This choice specifies that you want the ADC to use this port to service the HTTP Acceleration
Protocol (HAP) that has been extended to also accelerate non-HTTP TCP/IP based protocols at
layer 5. Accelerated HTTP/L5 is only available if you have deployed the acceleration plug-in to
your remote users.
Autosense:
This setting supports the AOD injection where both HTTP traffic and accelerated HTTP can flow
over the same port.
Comment:
This provides a place to store any user defined comment to describe the rationale for this port definition.
Status:
This allows you to control whether this port definition is enabled or disabled.
Example Port Definitions
By default, port definitions are not required to function as a one-sided FX Series ADC or as a head-end
serving FX Series Remote appliances.
The table below shows port definition setting examples:
Setting up an HTTP Forward Proxy
A forward proxy requires that an end user specifically set their browser proxy settings such that port 80
traffic is specifically directed to the IP address of an in-path interface of the ADC on a specific port (usually
8080). In order to get this to work some additional steps are required:
1. An L5 Policy must be defined for port 8080 traffic.
2. This L5 policy must have the “certified application” set as “HTTP Traffic”.
3. This L5 policy must have “Protocol” defined as “Generic TCP”.
The “Protocol” on the “Port Definition” must be defined as “HTTP”.
IP
Port
Protocol - SLL
Typical Use
any
80
HTTP / Acc.
HTTP - Autosense
Transparent redirection with capability to inject
AOD.
any
8080
HTTP
Forward proxy of HTTP traffic from standard
browsers
any
4917
Acc. HTTP/L5
Accelerated traffic between standard and advanced
clients and FX Series ADC
