4.4.16 External system linkage configuration
You can also manage device information by using JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 through linkage with an external system. This is called the external system linkage configuration. There are two patterns to the external system linkage configuration: the one in which both the external system and the management server exist within the internal network and the one in which the external system exists on the Internet.
The following figure shows what the external system linkage configuration looks like:
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By using the API provided by JP1/IT Desktop Management 2, the external system communicates with the management server via HTTP connection or HTTPS connection.
If the external system exists on the Internet, a reverse proxy server is placed in the DMZ so that the external system can communicate with the management server via the reverse proxy server.
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When an external system existing on the Internet is using the API to connect to the management server via HTTPS connection, SSL server certificates should be placed as follows:
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Between the external system and the reverse proxy server: Place an SSL server certificate on the reverse proxy server.
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Between the reverse proxy server and the management server: Place an SSL server certificate on the management server.
For details about how to build an environment in which an external system uses the API to connect to the management server via HTTPS connection, see Building an environment for using HTTPS with the external system linkage configuration in the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Configuration Guide.
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