Company networks are usually protected by one or more firewalls, which typically block any unknown incoming traffic. If you
intend to use cloud agents to test an application on a server environment that is part of your company network, you have the
following options:
- Make the system under test accessible from the internet by configuring the company firewall for port forwarding or DMZ operation.
Your IT department will help you with this task. Note that due to restrictive company policies, this option might be difficult
to implement.
- Configure a CloudBurst VPN, a virtual private network between the cloud agents and a routing device within the company network,
which allows the agents to access the system under test in the company network via proven and secure VPN technologies. The
routing device forwards the incoming traffic between the system under test and the cloud agents.
To learn how to correctly configure a CloudBurst VPN, see
Configuring a CloudBurst VPN.
Note: CloudBurst VPN is based on the UDP (User Datagram Protocol). It works through firewalls, which allow to establish UDP communication
initiated from the router appliance (on-premise). Furthermore, operation through an HTTP proxy is not supported.