This chapter describes the Gateway Viewer application. This browser-based application allows users to access both local and remote computers on the Corente network and allows an administrator to manage the local Corente Virtual Services Gateway.

Accessing the Gateway Viewer

To access this application, type the IP address of your local Corente Virtual Services Gateway into the address bar of your web browser.

Remote Gateway Viewer Access

If permission has been enabled on a remote Corente Virtual Services Gateway's Location form, you can connect to a remote Location that is a partner of your local Location gateway by typing its IP address in your web browser. You will only be able to access the Local Network page and the administration controls for this remote Location.

To configure access of the Gateway Viewer for a remote user, in App Net Manager:

Access the Location form of your Location gateway.
On the Partners tab of this form, Edit the remote user’s Location gateway.
Create a tube to the remote user’s Location gateway between the local Location LAN Address and the remote User Group that contains the remote user's IP address. The Firewall Policy for this tube should allow only the gateway_viewer Firewall Service inbound.
Create a tube on the other Location’s Location form to this Location using the local User Group that contains the user’s IP address and this Location's Location LAN Address. A Firewall Policy should be selected that allows only the gateway _viewer Firewall Service outbound.

Requirements

This application requires:

The current version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari
A connection to the active Corente Virtual Services Gateway on your local area network (LAN)

Refer to the next section (Section 2.1, “Before You Access the Gateway Viewer”) for additional changes that may need to be made in order for local computers to access the Gateway Viewer.

SSL Encryption

Gateway Viewer uses SSL for secure access to the Corente Virtual Services Gateway. Users who access Gateway Viewer will now be redirected to a secure site on port 8000 and will be asked to accept a certificate, signed by Corente. Although the certificate will not be signed by a trusted authority, the user should verify the information on the certificate and accept it to provide encryption to the Corente Virtual Services Gateway.

Using Internet Explorer 7.0

If you are using Internet Explorer 7.0 or later, you will be alerted that the certificate does not appear to be valid. Select Continue Anyway to access Gateway Viewer without harm to your system.