User manual

web virtuAl HoSt
The Web Virtual Host Settings option lets you create one or more
embedded web hosts on the DataGuard Appliance. A web host allows
the DataGuard Appliance to function as a web server for public web
site hosting or web services that can be delivered by HTTP to a client
browser connecting to the device from the Internet.
Before the web host can function as a public web server, you will need
a registered domain name to allow access by a browser, and the global
IP should either be a static IP address (recommended), or a dynamic IP
address with Dynamic DNS (DDNS or DynDNS) to match the domain
name URL with the global IP.
Files used for the web pages (HTML, CSS, etc) must be stored in a
folder within the WWW folder on the DataGuard Appliance. In Web
Virtual Host Settings menu, enter the registered domain name, the
name of the web files folder, and a port number between 1025 and
65535 for the connection.
To create a Web Virtual Host, follow these steps:
1. Obtain a static IP address from your internet service provider for
the Internet connection the host will use; if you have a dynamic IP
address, use a Dynamic DNS service.
2. Register the domain name or names used for the web host
connection. For example, the domain name “site-one” and the
common top-level domain “.com” create a URL of “site-one.com”.
3. Create a folder for web documents within the WWW folder. Use
the domain name (“site-one” in this example) as the name of this
folder.
4. From the Administration tab, click Service, then Web Virtual Host,
then Settings to view the Web Virtual Host Settings menu. Click
the Enable Services check box .
5. Enter the registered domain name (“site-one.com” in this example)
in the Host Name field. Do not enter “www” or a subdomain of the
URL; that is already listed as part of the file path.
6. In the Folder Name field, enter the name of the web document
folder inside the WWW folder (“site-one” in this example) on the
DataGuard Appliance.
7. Enter a valid port number between 1025 and 65535 in the Port
field. This is the port that will be open to allow incoming file
sharing connections.
8. Click the Add button to add the host name to the list, then click
the Save button.
9. Check to make sure the service is “Started” by looking at the status
listed under Web Virtual Host in the Service menu.
10. To add an additional web host, click the Settings button under Web
Virtual Host in the Service menu and repeat the setup steps.
11. When the web host is set up correctly and the folder contains the
web documents needed to render the web pages and content,
users can connect to the web site and display the content in their
browser.
To access web content at the site-one domain, enter “http://site-one.
com:9999” and press the Enter key. The DNS service will match the
domain name site-one.com to the IP address for the web host server
Internet connection. The DataGuard Appliance will then use the
designated port 9999 to direct the incoming connection to the correct
subfolder in the WWW folder.
• If the port number 9999 is not entered in the URL, the incoming
connection will use the default HTTP port 80, and the client will be
directed to the DataGuard Management Interface.
• HTTP connections can be controlled for security using Network
Security options (Administration > Network Security).
• Incoming Internet connections will be subject to any policies being
implemented on a gateway device, such as a router or firewall,
between the DataGuard Appliance LAN connection and the WAN
connection.
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