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If the Access Gateway is in a cluster, you must select a listening address for each cluster
member.
TCP Listen Options: Provides options for configuring how requests are handled between the
reverse proxy and the client browsers. You cannot set up the listening options until you create
and configure a proxy service. For information about these options, see
"Configuring TCP Listen Options for Clients," on page
4 Configure the listening ports:
Non-Secure Port: Specifies the port on which to listen for HTTP requests; the default port for
HTTP is 80. Depending upon your configuration, this port might also handle other tasks. These
tasks are listed to the right of the text box.
Secure Port: Specifies the port on which to listen for HTTPS requests; the default port for
HTTPS is 443.
For information about the SSL options, see
SSL and Other Security Features," on page
5 In the Proxy Service List section, click New.
The first proxy service of a reverse proxy is considered the master (or parent) proxy.
Subsequent proxy services can use domain-based, path-based, or virtual multi-homing, relative
to the published DNS name of the master proxy service. If you are creating a second proxy
service for a reverse proxy, see
Resources," on page
6 Fill in the fields:
Proxy Service Name: Specify a display name for the proxy service, which the Administration
Console uses for its interfaces.
Published DNS Name: Specify the DNS name you want the public to use to access your site.
This DNS name must resolve to the IP address you set up as the listening address.
Web Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the Web server you want this proxy service
to manage. You can specify additional Web server IP addresses by clicking the Web Server
Addresses link when you have finished creating the proxy service.
Host Header: Specify whether the HTTP header should contain the name of the back-end Web
server (Web Server Host Name option) or whether the HTTP header should contain the
published DNS name (the Forward Received Host Name option).
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