Athena SWG (Secure Web Gateway)

Athena SWG (formerly Internet Access Gateway) ensures visibility and control across the network, detecting risks like unauthorized access, non-compliant activities, and data leaks to manage endpoints.
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Athena SWG (Secure Web Gateway) {{ breadTitle }} User Manual Functions Bandwidth Management DNS Proxy Redirect to DNS Server
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Redirect to DNS Server

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  1. Prepare an IAG device configured with routing or bridge mode
  1. Redirect user A's request to access the domain name www.baidu.com to the DNS server 114.114.114.114 in the LAN, which is compulsory, to access the domain name.

Configuration:

  1. Go to DNS Proxy > Add > Criteria.

Select user A, define the access domain name as www.baidu.com, and the destination DNS server of the tested user PC's DNS as 3.3.3.3.

  1. Configure Proxy Action[LCH123][A124].

Select Redirect to DNS Server for Proxy Action and enter the DNS Server to be resolved.

Configure an ineffective DNS server for the destination DNS server; configure an ineffective DNS server for the tested PC.

  1. The nslookup command on the tested PC does not succeed, but www.baidu.com is able to ping.
  1. If the ping command has been performed, use ipconfig/flushdns to clear the cache.

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