Novell Documentation: Volera Excelerator 2.3 - Transparent/Inline Router Setup

Transparent/Inline Router Setup

Key Functionality

With a transparent/inline router setup, an appliance's eth0 IP address is specified as the default gateway for the client workstations that the players reside on. The eth1 port connects to the Internet. The appliance provides routing and caching services and serves as the gateway to the Internet.

How Transparent Streaming Proxy Works as an Inline Router

Figure 21

Benefits of Transparent Streaming Proxy as an Inline Router

Transparent streaming proxy doesn't require player configuration.
This configuration might be useful for small business networks where all the client workstations and the transparent proxy server are on the same network.
Using the appliance as a low-cost router might be sufficient for some small businesses.

Setting Up a Transparent Streaming Proxy as an Inline Router

Figure 22 provides a visual map for the information in this section.

NOTE: The letters in Figure 22 are referenced in the table that follows. The addresses shown are for illustration purposes only. You will need to substitute actual addresses for your network.

Figure 22

Table .

To	Do This	Notes
Understand Media Excelerator's features.	To ensure you achieve the results you expect, we recommend you read the information in Using Streaming with Excelerator Features .
Ensure your basic network configuration is complete.	See Basic Network Configuration Setup in the Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide.
Configure the network adapters for inline routing.	In the browser-based tool, click Network > IP Addresses. Configure eth0 with an IP address on the same subnet as the client workstations. Configure eth1 with an IP address on the network. Click Apply.	See A in Figure 22. The eth0 IP address handles transparent proxy services and doubles as the gateway address for all client workstations on the subnet. See B in Figure 22. The eth1 IP address provides access to the network.
Set up HTTP transparent proxy services on the appliance.	In the browser-based tool, click Cache > Transparent Handling. Check Enable Transparent Client Acceleration (Transparent Proxy - L4 Switch Support). Ensure the Port field has 80 as its value. Check the IP address for the transparent service. Click Apply.	See A in Figure 22.
Set up an MMS transparent service.	In the browser-based tool, click Cache > Streaming. Click Insert. Enter the name of the service. Select Transparent as the Type. Select MMS as the protocol. Click OK. In the Streaming Service dialog, type an alternate port, if applicable. Set log options if you are logging the services. If you are filling content through another proxy server, click Upstream Proxy Configuration. For more information see Streaming Tab in the Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide	See B in Figure 9. If logging is enabled, MMS log files for the MMS accelerator server will have the same name as the MMS accelerator service. Both native MMS and HTTP-MMS requests will be logged in this log file. NOTE: UDP requests are filled using TCP unless the Allow UDP for Filling option is checked when a Media Cache service is created.
Set up the appliance as a router.	After you have enabled Excelerator for transparent proxy services, check Router Options. Click Router Options. Set up appliance routing. Click Apply.	See C in Figure 22. For more information, see Router Capabilities and Router Options Dialog Box in the Volera Excelerator 2.3 Administration Guide.
Configure the client workstations to use the appliance as their gateway.	Refer to setup instructions for the system.	See D in Figure 22. Use the transparent proxy IP address as the gateway IP address.