Some companies run NxFilter on the cloud for their branch offices rather than using a third party cloud based DNS filter, which I believe is a valid strategy for stability and security. You don't want your network to stop when there's an issue you can't resolve yourself. Additionally, you don't want to expose your company's traffic information to third parties.
When running NxFilter on the cloud, using static IP addresses for your branch office network simplifies things. Simply create users for the branch offices and associate their IPs with these users. If you use dynamic IPs, you can use NxUpdate, our dynamic IP updater.
If you need to grant broader permissions to certain users, you can install NxProxy for them and assign different policies. For multiple policies per branch office and group control, install NxRelay in the branch offices.
If your company is large enough to have network admins for branch offices, you can delegate policy and user management to them by running NxCloud instead of NxFilter. This setup functions like a private OpenDNS service for your company.
**Note: With NxRelay, you can view private IPs and associate them with users. However, when using NxRelay with NxFilter, unlike NxCloud, these private IP ranges should not overlap.
When running NxFilter on the cloud, using static IP addresses for your branch office network simplifies things. Simply create users for the branch offices and associate their IPs with these users. If you use dynamic IPs, you can use NxUpdate, our dynamic IP updater.
If you need to grant broader permissions to certain users, you can install NxProxy for them and assign different policies. For multiple policies per branch office and group control, install NxRelay in the branch offices.
If your company is large enough to have network admins for branch offices, you can delegate policy and user management to them by running NxCloud instead of NxFilter. This setup functions like a private OpenDNS service for your company.
**Note: With NxRelay, you can view private IPs and associate them with users. However, when using NxRelay with NxFilter, unlike NxCloud, these private IP ranges should not overlap.