Will Ezeelogin work behind a firewall or NAT or behind a Proxy?
Can Ezeelogin operate effectively behind a firewall, NAT, or proxy server?
Overview: This article explains that gateway server can function behind a firewall, NAT, or proxy by establishing a connection to the license server on port 443, with options to specify proxy details if necessary.
Yes, Ezeelogin gateway server would work behind a firewall , NAT or a proxy. It would need to establish a connection to license.ezeelogin.com on port 443 to fetch the license.
Step 1: Run the command on the ssh gateway server and it would show the ip for which the license has to be issued if your SSH gateway is behind a NAT.
root@gateway:~# wget -qO- http://ezeelogin.com/myip
Step 2: If you are behind a proxy, you can specify the proxy host details as parameter to the install script
root@gateway:~# sh ezlogin_7.x.x.bin -- -help
-proxy_host <host> : Proxy host for connecting to the ezeelogin license server
-proxy_port <port> : Proxy port for connecting to the ezeelogin license server
-proxy_user <username> : Proxy username for connecting to the ezeelogin license server
-proxy_pass <password> : Proxy pass for connecting to the license server
Example:
root@gateway:~# sh ezlogin_7.x.x.bin -- -proxy_host 1.3.4.1 -proxy_port 8080
Step 3: In the web panel, you can specify the proxy host details under the following tab: Settings -> General -> Miscellaneous. Enter the proxy host, proxy username, proxy port, and proxy password, then save.
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