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      Configuring Sites

      Background

      Sites represent the logical segmentation of the organization. Each site ought to contain at least 1 App Gateway that publishes resources from that site. This article explains types of sites, how they are configured, and the relevance to configuration of applications.

      What Are Sites?

      Sites have CIDRs (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) and DNSs (Domain Name System):

      • CIDRs represents IP addresses (e.g., 192.168.0.0/16), a network with a prefix of 16 bits that assigns individual addresses to devices on the network.

      • DNSs (Domain Name System) are hierarchical naming systems that resolve that name to the IP address.

      In each site, Administrators can configure the CIDRs that the site publishes. This setting will be used every time a new application is added to determine the relevant site.

      Administrators can also configure DNS suffixes and these are resolved through the site when the Safous Agent user tries to resolve them.

      Configuration of Sites

      1. Configuration of sites can be found in the Admin Portal, under Settings > ZTNA > Configuration > Sites. This determines the site of the application automatically when you publish the application.

      2. To add new sites, click on the orange “Add site” button in the right hand corner, enter the Site name, the Domain names (e.g., http://www.example.com ), and the CIDR (IP) addresses. You can enter as many domain and/or CIDR names as you wish for one site. Once the sites are configured, the table will look like this:

      Why Sites Matter?

      1. Configuration of this page determines the site of the application automatically when applications are added to the Safous platform. After you enter an internal network address in the application that belongs to the CIDR configured on the sites page, the correct site is automatically chosen by Safous.

      2. Sites are used for redirecting to the correct site when accessing an application that is published on all sites with a dynamic internal address (personal desktop, for example).

      3. Administrators can set multiple sites when applications are published by more than one, but not all, App Gateways.

      Logs

      Adding, deleting, or editing sites are logged in the Admin Portals Analytics > ZTNA > Audit Logs.