Installation guide

Deployment Primer

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IWSVA deployment in a WCCP environment

Planning the HTTP Flow Using the Forward Proxy Mode

For complete details on implementing the Forward Proxy Mode, see Forward Proxy Mode

on page 1-10.

HTTP Proxy in the Standalone Mode

The simplest configuration is to install IWSVA in standalone mode, with no upstream

proxy. In this case, IWSVA acts as a proxy server for the clients. Advantages of this

configuration are its relative simplicity and that there is no need for a separate proxy

server. A drawback of a forward proxy in standalone mode is that each client must

configure the IWSVA device as their proxy server in their browser’s Internet connection