Configuration examples

The following pages are used in the WAN optimization configuration examples demonstrated in the subsequent sections:

• WAN Opt. & Cache > Profiles: Configure the default WAN optimization profile to optimize HTTP traffic on client side.

  

• WAN Opt. & Cache > Peers: Change the Host ID and add Peer Host ID and IP address on both client and server side.

  

• WAN Opt. & Cache > Authentication Groups: Add an authentication group for the authentication purpose on both client and server side. (Optional)

  

• Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy: Add a WAN optimization firewall policy on the client side or on both client and server side depending on the WAN optimization configuration. See the examples for more information.

  

  A WAN optimization firewall policy is a firewall policy running in Proxy-based inspection mode with WAN Optimization enabled. A WAN optimization firewall policy cannot be configured with inspection mode set to Flow-based.

The following topics provide instructions on different WAN optimization configuration examples:

• Manual (peer-to-peer) WAN optimization configuration example

• Active-passive WAN optimization configuration example

• Secure tunneling configuration example

• Testing and troubleshooting the configuration