Peers

The client-side and server-side FortiProxy units are called WAN optimization peers because all of the FortiProxy units in a WAN optimization network have the same peer relationship with each other. The client and server roles relate to how a session is started. Any FortiProxy unit configured for WAN optimization can be both a client-side and a server-side FortiProxy unit at the same time, depending on the direction of the traffic. Client-side FortiProxy units initiate WAN optimization sessions, and server-side FortiProxy units respond to the session requests. Any FortiProxy unit can be a client-side FortiProxy unit for some sessions and a server-side FortiProxy unit for others.

To identify all of the WAN optimization peers that a FortiProxy unit can perform WAN optimization with, host IDs and IP addresses of all of the peers are added to the FortiProxy unit configuration. The peer IP address is actually the IP address of the peer unit interface that communicates with the FortiProxy unit.

Go to WAN Optimization > Peer Settings to view the WAN optimization peer list.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New	Create a WAN optimization peer. See To create a WAN optimization peer:.
Edit	Edit a WAN optimization peer. See To create a WAN optimization peer:.
Delete	Delete a WAN optimization peer or peers.
Search	Enter a search term to search for in the peer list.
Local Host ID	The local host identifier. Enter an identifier and then select Apply to apply the identifier.
Peer Host ID	The peer host identifier of the WAN optimization peer.
IP Address	The IP address of the peer.
Ref.	Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects. To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.