How to Configure Proxy Connect

Last updated on 2025-01-15 02:21:49

The Barracuda SecureEdge Manager allows you to configure Proxy Connect, a new advanced feature available for your Sites and Private Edge Services. When Proxy Connect is enabled, the SecureEdge appliance uses either the default listening sockets or user-configured listening sockets. The key features of Proxy Connect settings are:

To enable Proxy Connect, you need to update your SecureEdge appliances to firmware version 9.0.3 or higher.
By default, Proxy Connect settings are disabled for new or existing Sites or Private Edge Services.
You can define Proxy Connect sockets only when the Proxy Connect setting is enabled.
Note that the Proxy Connect sockets are an optional setting. If these inputs are not provided, the LANs of the Site/Private Edge Service will be used with ports 3128 and 8080, instead.
If you configure Proxy Connect sockets, the default sockets will not be used.
There is no limit to the number of sockets.
Proxy Connect is not supported on any type of bridges.
The use of special-use ports such as 691 or 443 is possible on Proxy Connect. However, this may break other services.
Proxy Connect does not support Web Filter policies when Action is set to Alert/Warn.

When Proxy Connect is enabled, it will create sockets on the main IP of each LAN network with the port 3128 and 8080, by default. However, you can specify your own sockets under the fieldname Proxy Connects Sockets.

Enable Proxy Connect Settings on the Private Edge Service

Go to https://se.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your existing Barracuda Cloud Control account.
In the left menu, click the Tenants/Workspaces icon and select the workspace containing your Private Edge Service.
Go to Infrastructure > Edge Services.
The Edge Services page opens. Select the Private Edge Service you wish to enable Proxy Connect settings for.
Click on the arrow icon next to the Private Edge Service you are interested in.
The selected <Name of Your Private Edge Service > page opens.
In the Edge Services menu, go to Settings > Advanced Settings.
In the Advanced Settings section, specify the value for the following:
- Enable Proxy Connect – Click to enable/disable. By default, Enable Proxy Connect is disabled.
  - When Enable Proxy Connect is enabled, specify the value for the following:
    - Proxy Connect Sockets – Enter the IP address in combination with a valid port. Click + to add more IP addresses.
  - When Enable Proxy Connect is disabled, you cannot enter the IP address for Proxy Connect sockets.
Click Save.

Enable Proxy Connect Settings on the Site

Go to https://se.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your existing Barracuda Cloud Control account.
In the left menu, click the Tenants/Workspaces icon and select the workspace containing your Site.
Go to Infrastructure > Sites.
The Sites page opens. Select the Site you wish to enable Proxy Connect settings for.
Click on the arrow icon next to the Site you are interested in.
The selected <Name of Your Site> page opens.
In the Sites menu, go to Settings > Advanced Settings.
In the Advanced Settings section, specify the value for the following:
- Enable Proxy Connect – Click to enable/disable. By default, Enable Proxy Connect is disabled.
  - When Enable Proxy Connect is enabled, specify the value for the following:
    - Proxy Connect Sockets – Enter the IP address in combination with a valid port . Click + to add more IP addresses.
  - When Enable Proxy Connect is disabled, you cannot enter the IP address for Proxy Connect sockets.
Click Save.