Reverse proxy allows any web server to be viewed through the proxy agent. The web server appears to the user as a subdirectory of the proxy server’s document tree.Advantages: Target server does not need to have a routable IP address; not accessible outside the AlterPath Manager; user workstation and network does not need to know about the target web server. Forward Proxy without ARP A forward proxy acts as a gateway for a client’s browser, sending HTTP requests on the client’s behalf to the Internet. The proxy protects your inside network by hiding the client’s actual IP address and using its own instead. When the outside HTTP server receives the request, it sees the request or address as originating from the proxy server, not from the actual client. Forward Proxy using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Proxy ARP is the technique in which one host answers ARP requests intended for another machine. By assuming its identity, the router accepts responsibility for routing packets to the intended destination. Proxy ARP can help machines on a subnet reach remote subnets without configuring routing or a default gateway.Warning! When you assign “Forward Proxy using ARP” or “Forward Proxy without ARP”, all ports of the proxied device are reachable from the workstation from which the user is logged in. It is important that all console ports are configured with an authentication type other than None.The constraints that are set for all proxies rely on IP addresses only. Any user from a workstation where there is another user logged into the AlterPath Manager will have access (as long as the device does not require authentication) to all devices that are being proxied for that user.