Listener
Make WAF listen on specific ports to accept connections and distribute across one or multiple origin servers
Overview
Listeners are used for configuring websites and servers appropriately that it can help to reduce response time, increase throughput, optimize resource use and overload of any single resource.
How to Use :
- Go to Stack > WAF > Listeners
- Click Add Listener button.
- Configure your settings.
- Click Save. Changes
| Parameter | Accepted Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Sub Domain | Website Name | Blank |
| Reference | Clone existing Listener setting for new sub-domain | Empty |
| Service Type | Drop-down | HTTP |
| Origin Servers & port | Server IP’s with listening port(Ex. 8.8.8.8:80) | Blank |
Description
1.Sub Domain : This option allows user to specify fully qualified domain name of the website. Whenever adding the root domain, ensure it is empty.
2.Reference : This option allows user to create new listener with different sub-domain by modifying an existing listener. It clones the same configuration in the new listener.
3.Service Type: This option allows user to specify service type based on the protocol of backend application. The listener/subdomain can be created service type with any of the three protocols i.e. HTTP, TCP, UDP.
4.Origin Servers: This option allows user to specify IP and listening port of the backend server wherein load balancing occurs. There can be combination of multiple IP and listening port.