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Smart Access Gateway:Configure roaming for clients

Last Updated:Nov 21, 2023

The Smart Access Gateway (SAG) app supports the roaming feature. Roaming allows SAG app clients to access private networks across areas. This way, you can remotely access resources on Alibaba Cloud in a more convenient way.

Background information

This feature enables employees that work off-site to remotely access the private networks of their companies. Roaming can replicate information about client accounts added to an SAG app instance to SAG app instances deployed in other areas. After the information is replicated, the clients can connect to Cloud Connect Network (CCN) instances in these areas and then connect to Alibaba Cloud. This way, the clients can access their private networks across areas.

Before you use the roaming feature, take note of the following limits:

  • Within the same area, you cannot replicate information about client accounts among SAG app instances.

  • The CIDR blocks of the private networks attached to the source and destination SAG app instances cannot overlap with each other.

  • The client accounts from which information is replicated have not been added to the destination SAG app instance.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the SAG console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Smart Access Gateway App > SAG App Instances.

  3. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the SAG app instance is deployed.

  4. On the SAG App Instances page, click the ID of the SAG app instance.

  5. On the instance details page, click the Client Accounts tab and find the client account that you want to manage.

  6. Choose More>Roaming in the Actions column.

  7. In the Configure Roaming dialog box, set the following parameters.

    Configure roaming

    Parameter

    Description

    Client Account

    The username of the client account from which information is replicated to another SAG app instance.

    The replicated client account uses the same username as the source client account.

    Configure Roaming

    Select the area where the destination SAG app instance is deployed.

    Associate with SAG Instance

    Select the SAG app instance to which you want to replicate the client account information.

  8. Click OK.

What to do next

After the client account information is replicated to the specified SAG app instance, you must enter the ID of the destination SAG app instance when you log on to the SAG app. The replicated client account uses the same username and password as the source client account. For more information, see Connect to Alibaba Cloud.