Http Redirect; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1100 User Manual

13.1 Overview

HTTP redirect forwards the client's HTTP request (except HTTP traffic destined for the ZyWALL/USG)
to a web proxy server. In the following example, proxy server A is connected to the DMZ interface.
When a client connected to the LAN1 zone wants to open a web page, its HTTP request is
redirected to proxy server A first. If proxy server A cannot find the web page in its cache, a policy
route allows it to access the Internet to get them from a server. Proxy server A then forwards the
response to the client.
Figure 184 HTTP Redirect Example
LAN1

13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

Use the HTTP Redirect screens (see
redirect rules.

13.1.2 What You Need to Know

Web Proxy Server
A proxy server helps client devices make indirect requests to access the Internet or outside network
resources/services. A proxy server can act as a security policy or an ALG (application layer
gateway) between the private network and the Internet or other networks. It also keeps hackers
from knowing internal IP addresses.
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