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04 How the agents connect

How a Vector Agent connects: outbound TLS by default, with an optional proxyBy default the Vector Agent at a customer site connects out over TLS through the customer firewall to the Vector Server. In the optional bidirectional mode the server can also reach the agent and use it as a proxy to the devices behind it, shown as an amber dotted path.Vector ServerOne UI and APIFirewallCUSTOMER SITEVector AgentAt the siteDevicesOutbound TLS by defaultOptional bidirectional mode:the server can reach the devicesthrough the agent, as a proxy.How a Vector Agent connects: outbound TLS by default, with an optional proxyBy default the Vector Agent at a customer site connects out over TLS through the customer firewall to the Vector Server. In the optional bidirectional mode the server can also reach the agent and use it as a proxy to the devices behind it, shown as an amber dotted path.Vector ServerOne UI and APIOutbound TLS by defaultFirewallCUSTOMER SITEVector AgentAt the siteDevicesOptional bidirectional mode: the servercan reach devices through the agent.