Panda proxy role

To access the Panda cloud, the security software installed on computers requires access to the Internet. Isolated computers can access the Internet through the organization corporate proxy. If there is no corporate proxy, Panda Adaptive Defense 360 enables you to add or designate more than one computer on the network as a Panda proxy.

Computers designated as a Panda proxy can listen to requests from other computers and redirect them to the Panda cloud using a valid connection.

We recommend that you configure a Panda proxy only to enable isolated computers (those without an Internet connection, either direct or through a corporate proxy) to access the Panda cloud. A Panda proxy does not provide all the features of a corporate proxy and is designed only to access resources hosted in the Panda cloud.

Panda proxy computers can serve a variable number of devices, depending on the hardware resources installed. As a general rule, a proxy computer can serve a maximum of 100 computers.

Limitations of Panda proxy computers

For security reasons, when Panda Adaptive Defense 360 has the Panda proxy role assigned, it can connect only to the Panda cloud. For this reason, there are certain limitations with regard to the items the security software can download when it is configured to access the Internet through a Panda proxy node:

• Windows and macOS:

  • The security software cannot download patches through Panda Patch Management, but can report patches that are pending installation. See Download and install patches.

• Linux:

  • The security software cannot download patches through Panda Patch Management, but can report patches that are pending installation. See Download and install patches.

  • If the security software needs to download packages from repositories that are not accessible to the Panda proxy, installation is not possible. See Protection engine updates.

These limitations do not apply to the company corporate proxy.

Requirements for designating a computer as a Panda proxy

• Windows operating system and Panda Adaptive Defense 360 product installed.

• Support for the 8.3 filename format. For more information on file name requirements, see this MSDN article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2003/cc778996(v=ws.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN.

• TCP port 3128 must not be in use by other applications.

• Port 3128 must be open for inbound and outbound connections.

• The proxy computer name must be resolved from the computer that uses it.

Designating a computer as a Panda proxy

• From the top menu, select Settings. From the side menu, select Network services. Select the Proxy tab. A list appears and shows all computers that have been designated as a proxy.

• Click Add proxy server. A dialog box opens and shows all computers managed by Panda Adaptive Defense 360 that meet the requirements for acting as a proxy on the network.

• Use the search box to find a specific computer and click it to add it to the list of computers designated as a proxy.

Removing a Panda proxy

• From the top menu, select Settings. From the side menu, select Network services. Select the Proxy tab. A list appears and shows all computers that have been designated as a proxy.

• Next to the computer you want to remove from the list, click .

For information about how to configure the use of a proxy computer, see Configuring proxies lists for Internet access.