# Network

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/network/
- Published: 2026-06-20T02:01:54+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

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 2. Network

![Industrial controller connected to a network grid using TCP and UDP protocols](
https://www.agilicus.com/www/76420d6b-industrial-controller-connected-to-a-network-
grid-using-tcp-and-udp.jpg)

## Network

A network is a low level resource, it represents a single TCP or UDP port resource.

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## Network

A network is a low level resource, it represents a single TCP or UDP port resource.
The Network is typically used, incorporated into, other Resources such as SSH, Desktop,
etc.

For example, when you create an SSH Resource, a port-22 network is created.

Networks can be directly created to use with Service Forwarders, or, for a low level
device like a PLC.

You may also adjust the Network configuration of an application or other Resource
on the Networks Overview Screen.

To manually create a network,

![A screenshot of the New Network page](https://www.agilicus.com/www/2a790fbe-screenshot-
from-2026-07-15-09-34-27-1024x507.png)

![image](https://www.agilicus.com/www/f2707b4b-image.png)

![image](https://www.agilicus.com/www/026e5718-image-1024x793.png)

![image](https://www.agilicus.com/www/78897a9e-image-1024x911.png)

To adjust the settings on an existing network such as change its port, change its
IP

![image](https://www.agilicus.com/www/fc135760-image-1024x338.png)

## External Networks

AnyX connnectors often straddle air-gapped networks, providing inbound access to
sensitive resources. Systems behind the air-gap may need outbound access in order
to function. That access is naturally prevented by the air-gap. The connector can
act as an outbound proxy to traverse the air-gap, providing access only to the resources
required by the systems.

There are four steps involved in this type of forwarding:

 1. Configuring an on-site connector to listen on the port(s) you wish to forward
 2. Configuring the external networks
 3. Configuring forwarders binding the external networks to connectors
 4. Configuring DNS in the air-gapped network so that requests for the external networks
    reach the connector.

### NOTE ON SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS

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The connector needs to be able to identify where it should send data. For external
networks, it relies on the Server Name Indicator (SNI) carried in the Transport 
Layer Security (TLS) handshake. This means that to use an external network, the 
service must use a TLS protocol like HTTPS. Other protocols such as UDP, or unencrypted
TCP like SMTP, are unsupported.

### Configuring Connectors

To configure the connector to listen, follow the steps described in [https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/product-guide-shares/#advanced-setup-local-routing-performance](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/product-guide-shares/#advanced-setup-local-routing-performance)
for the connector.

### Configuring External Networks

AnyX routes to a network by identifying the connector to which it is bound. A special
connector “Agilicus Cloud” serves this purpose for external networks. The mark a
network as external, either choose “External Forwarding” when you first create it,
or click “the “External Forwarding” in the networks overview:

![A screenshot showing how to configure external forwarding for a network](https://
www.agilicus.com/www/95ee4de9-screenshot-from-2026-07-15-10-05-59-1024x475.png)

### Configuring Forwarders

To bind the external network to a connector, you need to create a forwarder establishing
that binding. Simply choose the source connector and destination network.

![A screenshot showing how to configure a forwarder for an external network](https://
www.agilicus.com/www/267a19e8-screenshot-from-2026-07-15-10-09-13-1024x475.png)

The forwarder tells the connector that it is allowed to route requests for the destination
hostname externally.

### Configuring DNS

The requests for the external host must reach the connector so that it may forward
them. In air-gapped networks DNS often will not resolve external domains. Even if
the domain name resolves, it will likely be to an external IP blocked by the air-
gap. Configuring DNS in the air-gap so that the domain resolves to the connector’s
IP ensures that the connector will receive requests for that host.

Consult the following guide for some examples of how to configure DNS to point to
a connector: [https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/product-guide-shares/#advanced-setup-local-routing-performance](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/product-guide-shares/#advanced-setup-local-routing-performance)