IDEAL INDUSTRIES Audacy Wireless Controls, User Manual

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2.0 GATEWAY – PROXY - AUDACY
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SERVER COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW
Hardware and software requirements:
• ALWAYS ON PC or virtual machine to install proxy SW
• Windows 7 or better (2008+)
• 2 Ghz CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• 10Mbps network Interface
• Login information for proxy installation
• Extracted file from proxy download
• Gateway Installation information:
1. IP address (static or DHCP)
2. Netmask
3. IP Gateway
4. DNS addresses
Above PC must be on same network as Audacy Gateways so the proxy is able to connect to Gateways over
network. Gateways and proxy server machine must be behind the customer firewall to provide for adequate security
(recommendation: an isolated VLAN should be set up for Audacy equipment).
Open Port 993 to IP address 54.172.131.103 for outgoing connections from the IP address of the PC or virtual machine on
which the proxy is running.
2.0 GATEWAY - PROXY - AUDACY
®
SERVER
COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEW
To enable the Audacy Wireless Controls system for website control and configuration or an iOS app, a proxy is required
to provide a secure connection to the Audacy Server. The proxy is a reverse type of server and runs behind the user’s
firewall. The proxy will manage requests from the Internet toward the Gateways located on the user’s internal network. It
secures, routes and manages the traffic from the Internet to the user’s internal network where the Audacy Gateways reside.
It protects the internal network from externally perpetrated attacks. The proxy will only allow the Audacy Server to access
and manage the Audacy Gateways located on the internal network.
The proxy will require the user’s firewall to allow outgoing messages on port 993 from the proxy machine’s IP address. The
connection between the proxy and the Audacy server is 2048-bit SSL encrypted. The proxy can be installed on Windows,
Linux or Mac devices.