Location partners are configurations that allow traffic between Corente Services Gateways. You establish Location partners by adding tubes from one Location to another Location. The tubes provide a secure connection between the Location partners to allow access to user groups and applications.
You create Location partners to set up intranets and extranets in your Corente Services network.
- Intranets
Secure connections between Corente Services Gateways in the same Corente Services domain.
- Extranets
Secure connections between Corente Services Gateways in different Corente Services domains.
When you create extranets, you export your Locations to the other domain and then import the Locations from that domain. You must then create Location partner configurations between those Locations. For more information, see Creating Extranets.
In addition to creating intranets and extranets, you can create partner configurations between Corente Services Gateways and Mobile User Groups, third-party devices, or legacy Corente Clients. These configurations allow Mobile Users and third-party devices to connect to your Corente Services network. However, the process of configuring a Mobile User Group or third-party device as a Location partner is the same as for configuring Corente Services Gateways.
The following is an overview of the process for creating Location partners:
Select File then Wizards and then Partner Locations to launch the Add Location Partners wizard.
Select two Locations in your Corente Services domain to add to the partner configuration.
Define tube settings for the first Location in the partner configuration.
Select a user group or application that is local to the first Location. This is the user group or application that you want to make available to the other Location in the partner configuration. You add a tube that allows the other Location to access that user group or application.
Select a firewall policy for the tube.
Tubes are firewall mechanisms, not separate IPSec tunnels. When you add a tube to the Location partner configuration, you can optionally select a firewall policy to apply to traffic on the tube. If you apply a firewall policy to the tube, it takes priority over the default firewall policy as well as any firewall policy that you define for specific user groups or applications.
Select a user group or application on the remote Location. The remote Location is the second Location in the partner configuration. The user group or application that you select is the one that you want to make available to the first Location in the partner configuration.
Configure inbound and outbound Quality of Service (QOS) settings. You can optionally select QOS rules so that the Corente Services Gateways apply to inbound and outbound traffic on the tube.
Define matching tube settings for the second Location in the partner configuration.
When prompted, select Finish to exit the Add Location Partners wizard and then save your changes to the Corente SCP.
Configure additional settings for the partner configuration.
Expand the Locations folder in the domain directory.
Right-click the first Location in the partner configuration and select Edit.
Select the Partners tab.
Select the Location partner that you created and then select Edit.
Define connection, failover, and NAT settings as appropriate.
Select OK and save your changes to the Location configuration.
Make the corresponding changes to the second Location in the partner configuration.
Save your changes to the Corente SCP.
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