It just takes a couple minutes to deploy your virtual WAF appliance in Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Hyper-V, or VMware (vCenter), on a server or docker (container). Check out our getting started guide for all the details. A WAF appliance acts as a reverse-proxy.
A few things to consider... |
Clusters and Appliances. You'll configure your WAF appliance(s) for one or more WAF clusters. A cluster can be assigned as many WAF appliances as your subscription allows to guarantee high availability and redundancy in your firewalling operations. |
Need a WAF cluster? Just go to WAF Appliances > WAF Clusters and click the New WAF Cluster button. You'll get a Registration Code that you'll need to configure your WAF appliance(s). |
What are the steps? |
1) First add a new WAF appliance - it just takes a minute. Go to WAF Appliances > WAF Appliances, click New WAF Appliance and we'll walk you through the steps quickly. |
2) Configure the WAF appliance for your environment (Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Hyper-V, or VMware - vCenter) on a server or docker (container). You'll need to enter the Registration Code for the appliance. |
3) Important - Be sure to configure your DNS. You'll need to funnel traffic through the WAF cluster by changing DNS entries. |
4) We recommend you verify registration of the WAF appliance. Use the WAF user interface (go to WAF Appliances > WAF Clusters), or the CLI (for VMware or Hyper-V only). |
More considerations |
Still have questions? |
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