Welcome to SKUDONET 10! Access to the SKUDONET web interface. Once you have successfully installed and deployed SKUDONET 10, you...
Dashboard | SKUDONET Enterprise 10 The dashboard provides an overview of the load balancer’s current status, including the CPU, Memory,...
To stay up-to-date on the latest news from SKUDONET, be sure to visit the company’s website and blog regularly. You...
LSLB | Farms Section The Local Service Load Balancing or LSLB module is a local traffic manager that is able...
This section allows you to create LSLB farms, which can be configured using two profiles: HTTP profile: This profile works...
This section allows you to Modify the configuration of LSLB farms. Each farm profile has different parameters because it manages...
Global L4xNAT farm profile settings The L4xNAT farm profile creates LSLB farms that operate at layer 4 (kernel Space), which...
Global Settings for HTTP Farm Profile The HTTP profile is a load-balancing profile that intelligently distributes incoming web traffic across...
Stats Global view This section shows live statistics for all LSLB farms, including information related to connections Established and Pending...
This section lists all of the certificates that are stored on the appliance and can be used by LSLB farms....
This section is for creating PEM certificates. PEM certificates use a passphrase and include the private key in the same...
This section is about viewing SSL certificate information. When you click on a domain name in the Common Name column...
To upload an SSL certificate to the load balancer: Go to the LSLB > SSL Certificates section Click the Upload...
To generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR): Go to the LSLB > SSL Certificates section Click the Generate CSR button....
Let’s Encrypt, a non-profit organization, provides free, automated, and open-source Transport Layer Security (TLS)/Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. These certificates...
To create a Let’s encrypt certificate in the SKUDONET ADC: Click LSLB >> Let’s Encrypt >> Create Certificate Enter your...
GSLB Farms Overview SKUDONET can also be used like your Authoritative DNS server which offers load-balancing capabilities and backend health...
RBL domains are domains that point to servers that maintain lists of IP addresses that have been flagged for malicious...
To create a GSLB farm: Go to the GSLB > Farms page. Click the Create Farm button. Enter the following...
Updating GSLB Farms Updating your GSLB Farm is essential for ensuring that your applications and websites perform at their best...
The GSLB Farm Stats page shows real-time statistics for all GSLB farms, including the number of Established and Pending connections...
To create a DSLB farm, follow these steps: Go to the DSLB > Farms section. Click the Create Farm button....
After creating a DSLB farm, we must add Services, Backends, and IPDS rules in this section. We will discuss about...
The Datalink Service Load Balancing(DSLB), also known as Uplinks Load Balancing, allows the creation of highly available and scalable WAN...
The IPDS (Intrusion Prevention and Detection System) module system works like a Threat intelligence configured inside the load balancer, this...
This section helps you analyze IPDS activity in more detail. You can view the reports by: Farms: See which of...
The Blacklists section allows users to manage lists of source IP addresses to control which IP addresses can access the...
To create a blacklist: Go to IPDS > Blacklists. Click the Create Blacklist button. Enter the following fields in the...
The Settings section for the current blacklist has two tabs; Global and Farms. The Global Configuration tab for both Local...
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks have emerged as a significant threat, posing a serious risk to the stability and accessibility of...
To protect your farm services from denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, you can create customized DoS rules by following these instructions: Go...
DoS Protection Rules Configuration The DoS protection rules configuration is organized into two tabs: Global and Farms. Global Settings The...
An RBL(Real-time Blocklist), also known as a DNS-based blocklist (DNSBL), is a spam-fighting tool that maintains lists of IP addresses...
The image below shows all the available Global settings for the RBL rules, list view: Here is a brief description...
To create a new RBL rule: Go to the IPDS > RBL page. Click the Create RBL rule button Enter...
The image below shows all the available Global settings for the RBL rules, update view. Here is a brief description...
The SKUDONET Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a tool for detecting and blocking malicious HTTP traffic. It works by searching...
A WAF ruleset is a group of WAF rules designed to protect against a specific type of attack or threat....
WAF Global Settings The Global Settings WAF Rule Set section allows you to configure the behavior of all rules contained...
Gobal view WAF rulesets can be used with additional files to extend and organize the rules. This section allows you...
To create an IPDS WAF file: Go to the IPDS >> WAF >> Files section. Click the Create File button....
To update an IPDS WAF file: Go to the IPDS > WAF > Files section. Hover over the file you...
The monitoring section connects all of the systems, network interfaces, farm services, and monitoring graphs. These graphs are essential for...
This section offers in-depth statistics on the load balancer’s performance, behavior, and interfaces. It is organized into three tabs: Farms:...
This section provides a detailed overview of the statistics for farms and load-balancing services. It includes a table that shows...
This section shows statistics about the most important resources available in the load balancer. It also presents graphs and stats...
This section provides statistics for tracking inbound and outbound traffic flowing through the network interfaces that you have created on...
This section provides statistics for the IPDS module, listing the stats based on the Farm name and the kind of...
The Farmguardian section lists all the health checks available in the load balancer. It also includes a brief description of...
Farmguardian allows users to create custom checks or copy existing checks and modify their parameters. This can be done in...
SKUDONET comes with basic health checks for backends, but these checks may not be enough to ensure that the backends...
This section shows reports information about the IPDS module, the information saved by the stats collector can be read and...
NICs are physical network adapters that allow computers to connect to a network. This section describes how to configure and...
To change the configurations of a Network Interface Card: Go to the Network > NIC section. Hover over the interface...
Bonding interfaces (also known as link bundling, port trunking, channel bonding, link aggregation, NIC teaming, etc) allow the connection of...
To create a bonding interface on SKUDONET ADC: Go to the NIC > Bonding section. Click the Create bonding button....
To create a bonding interface on SKUDONET ADC: Go to the NIC > Bonding section. Hover over the interface you’d...
What are VLANs and How Do They Work? In essence, VLANs are a method of logically segmenting a single physical...
To create a Virtual LAN: Go to the Network > VLAN page. Click the Create VLAN button. In the Parent...
To update or modify a VLAN interface in SKUDONET: Go to the Network > VLAN section. Locate the VLAN interface...
Virtual Interfaces allow you to assign multiple IP addresses to a single physical network interface (NIC), bonding interface, or VLAN...
To create a virtual Interface: Go to the Network > Virtual Interface page. Click the Create Virtual Interface button. In...
To update or modify a virtual interface in the SKUDONET ADC: Go to the Network > Virtual Interface section. Locate...
A floating IP is a Virtual Interface that can be assigned to different Network Interfaces (NICs, VLANs or Bondings) used...
SKUDONET load balancer can be configured to forward outbound traffic through a Floating IP address. This IP address can be...
The default gateway is the IP address that the SKUDONET load balancer uses to route outbound traffic between SKUDONET and...
How to configure a default gateway in SKUDONET Go to the Network > Gateway page. Click the Configure button on...
Aliases are alternative names for backends and networking IP addresses. They make it easier for DevOps engineers, developers, and security...
SKUDONET Load Balancer is designed to be integrated into as many subnets as possible. The system has been designed with...
Update routing rule This view modifies routing rules to the smart routing module, those rules are conditions in the route...
Add routing rule This view adds routing rules to the smart routing module, those rules are conditions in the route...
SKUDONET Load Balancer is designed to be integrated into as many subnets as possible. The system has been designed with...
SKUDONET Load Balancer v10 includes a VPN module inside the Routing system, this VPN module is designed to securize traffic...
Create VPN In this section, you’ll learn how to set up a VPN using The SKUDONET appliance, and how to...
ZSS (VPN Site-to-Site) The following diagram describes the use case where VPN Site to Site can be used. The site...
To Create a ZTN VPN L2TP: 1. Go to the Network > VPN Section. 2. Click the Create VPN button....
To Create a Remote Server VPN: 1. Go to the Network > VPN Section. 2. Click the Create VPN button....
Role-Based Access Control SKUDONET Load Balancer includes a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) module. RBAC is a policy-neutral access control mechanism...
The RBAC User List allows you to manage system permissions on a user-by-user basis. Each user can have 3 types...
To create a new RBAC user: Go the System > RBAC > Users section. click the Create User button. Fill...
You can update the user-scoped parameters of an RBAC user to give or remove permissions. To update an RBAC user:...
In Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), groups are collections of users who share the same permissions. Groups can be used to...
Go to the System > RBAC > Groups section. Click the Create group button. Enter a descriptive Name for the...
To update RBAC roles for each user: Go to the System > RBAC > Groups page. Click the Edit button...
Role-based access control (RBAC) roles allow you to manage permissions for your team based on objects and actions. This means...
RBAC roles allow you to define permissions for users and groups. To create a new role, follow these steps: Go...
The RBAC Role Update section allows you to manage all aspects of your RBAC roles. You can configure various parameters...
Local Services The Local Services section manages load balancing services, such as; HTTP, Web GUI, SSH, Rsyslog, and Global etc....
The clustering service allows you to manage two load balancer Nodes in a way that ensures High Availability and prevents...
You can manage the configuration of backups of the load balancer for quick disaster recovery, and clone or migrate the...
To create a backup file of the load balancer configuration: Go to the Systems > Backups page Click the Create...
To upload and store a local backup file into the load balancer: Go to the System > Backups page. Click...
This section explains how notifications work in the load balancer. Notifications can be used to send email alerts when an...
To Create an Alert Notification, follow these instructions: Go to the System > Notifications section. Hover over the service you’d...
System and load balancer logs can be accessed in this section to analyze problems and learn more about the appliance’s...
The Show action opens a new screen for managing the log file display. In this section, you may select the...
To change your load balancer access credentials: Go to the System>User settings section. Select the user whose credentials you want...
Customizing Theme Colors and Brand Images In SKUDONET ADC, one may customize the Web Interface to the feel of their...
This page displays the information for the SKUDONET Enterprise Edition Activation Certificate. The first section contains the credentials that the...
SKUDONET LICENSE This section shows the software license of Skudonet which is based on the GNU Affero General Public License...
