Pre-Setup Checklist
Setup your DNS
Setup your Firewall
Make your Agilicus AnyX Signup & Setup go smoothly.
Pre-Setup Checklist
To reduce time during Agilicus AnyX signup, follow the below checklist to setup your environment and ensure it meets the prerequisites.
Step 1: DNS Domain / CNAME Setup
My Domain Setup
In order to use your own domain, you will need to be able to create a record in your DNS nameserver. This might be e.g. GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace, etc. Specifically, we will create a wildcard CNAME record. Agilicus recommends using e.g. ‘*.remote.mydomain‘, but you can use any subdomain. Please enter your choice below:
Create two CNAME records. The first is a wildcard, the second is not:
- *.__MYDOMAIN__ → __REGION_DOMAIN_NAME__.
- __MYDOMAIN__ → __REGION_DOMAIN_NAME__.
The ‘.’ at the end of the destination domain is part of the field, this prevents an extra DNS lookup from occurring. Depending on your DNS console this may or may not be required.
If you have a split-horizon DNS (e.g. an internal DNS server and an external DNS server) you might have to do this configuration in both locations.
It is likely your DNS changes will take some time propagate.
You can check your changes with MXToolbox
Agilicus Domain Setup
If you are using an Agilicus domain, you may select a subdomain at signup time, no additional DNS configuration is needed.
Step 2: Site Firewall / Networking Setup
Restrictive Outbound Firewall
Some sites have a firewall which restricts outbound access. In order to function, the Agilicus Connector will need to be able to make an outbound https (port 443) connection. For detailed instructions, see Site Firewall.
Firewall Rules: Domain __MYDOMAIN__
No Restrictive Outbound Firewall
If your site allows port 443 traffic outbound, the Agilicus Connector should function without further changes.
Step 3: NTP / Time Setup
The machine which runs the Agilicus Connector needs to have accurate time. It is not sufficient to simply set it using your watch, or set it one time. Modern encryption requires accurate time.
See “Time Synchronisation” for guidance on using NTP and checking its setup on Windows and Linux platforms.