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Jun 29, 2018 — ETP updates

almost 7 years ago by jacabral@akamai.com

Enterprise Client Connector version 1.3.1 is now in beta and available for download. This version of Client Connector includes:

  • Protection on or off the corporate network. Regardless of network conditions, Client Connector protects end user machines that are on or off the corporate network.

  • Auto Upgrade. Client Connector now supports automatic upgrade. In ​SIA​, administrators can choose to force an upgrade on end user machines or allow end users to initiate an upgrade when it’s available.

  • Optimized Internet routing. Client Connector sends requests to the ​SIA​ DNS servers in the closest geographical region. As a result, ​SIA​ returns the IP address of the origin server that is in proximity to the client connector, allowing Client Connector to connect to local websites through the best-performing path.

  • Support for split DNS and split VPN network topologies. Client Connector now supports complex network topologies, including a split DNS or split VPN topology.

  • Improved Client Connector user interface. The client connector user interface has been redesigned. In addition to improving the overall appearance of the client connector, an icon now allows end users to access the application from a Windows toolbar or Mac menu bar.

  • Installation and Error Reports. Reports are now available on the Client Connector tab of the Utilities page (Configuration > Utilities) where the client connector software is downloaded in ​SIA​. Administrators now see the total number of deployed client connectors and any detected errors. A CSV report is also available for download that contains additional information about deployed client connectors, including the overall status.

  • Network configuration of internal IP addresses and DNS suffixes. When configuring Client Connector, administrators can also provide internal IP addresses and the DNS suffixes of domains that end users can access while they are protected by Client Connector. Options are available for administrators to add the IP address ranges or blocks that are reserved on the Internet for private or internal networks as defined by RFC 1918 and RFC 4193. The new Network Configuration tab is available on the Utilities page and accessible from the Configuration area of the Client Connector tab.

  • Advertisement domains removed from Privacy category of Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). To resolve an issue with custom Error pages in Enterprise Threat Protector, advertisement domains were removed from the Privacy category of the AUP. If the Privacy AUP category is blocked in a policy, this change reduces or eliminates the number of alerts that are based on this category.

    This change is a temporary solution. ​Akamai​ plans to improve AUP services and eventually restore domains in the Privacy category. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact technical support.