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Viewing Gateway Overlay Status

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The Gateway Overlay Status page provides visibility into the connection state of the selected gateway and its communication with other peers in the Zero-Trust overlay network.

Using this page, administrators can monitor gateway connectivity, inspect peer communication details, analyze transport and latency information, and troubleshoot overlay network connectivity issues.

To view the Gateway Overlay Status, follow the steps below:

  1. Open your browser and navigate to Zenconsole.

  2. Sign in using your Zenconsole credentials.

  3. Open the Zero Trust Networks section from the left navigation panel.

  4. In the left sidebar, click Gateway Overlay Status to expand the gateway list.

  5. From the expanded list, select the gateway peer. This will display the Zero-Trust Networks connection status of the selected gateway. You may view the following details.

    • Coordinator Server
    • Relay Server
    • Zero-Trust Networks

You can also inspect overlay network peers, transport types, latency metrics, and peer connection details from this page.

Figure 1. Gateway Overlay Status Page

Viewing Coordinator Server​

The Coordinator Server pane displays the connectivity status between the selected gateway and the Zenarmor coordinator infrastructure.

The coordinator server is responsible for helping peers discover each other and establish secure overlay communication within the Zero-Trust Network.

The following information is displayed in the Coordinator Server pane:

  • Status: Displays the current connection status between the gateway and the coordinator server. When the gateway is successfully connected, the status is shown as Connected. Otherwise, it is displayed as Not Connected.

  • Location: Displays the geographic location of the coordinator server currently used by the gateway.

    Figure 2. Viewing Coordinator Server

Viewing Relay Server​

The Relay Server pane displays the connectivity status between the selected gateway and the Zenarmor relay infrastructure.

Relay servers are used when peers cannot establish direct peer-to-peer communication. In such cases, traffic is securely forwarded through the nearest available Zenarmor relay server.

The following information is displayed in the Relay Server pane:

  • Status: Displays the current connection status between the gateway and the relay server. When the gateway is successfully connected, the status is shown as Connected. Otherwise, it is displayed as Not Connected.

  • Location: Displays the geographic location of the relay server currently used by the gateway. Zenarmor provides relay servers in multiple regions to help optimize connectivity and reduce latency between peers.

  • RTT: Displays the round-trip time between the gateway and the relay server. This metric indicates how long it takes to receive a response after a network request is initiated.

    Figure 3. Viewing Relay Server

Viewing Zero-Trust Networks​

The Zero-Trust Networks pane displays the overlay networks associated with the selected gateway together with their connectivity and operational status.

From this pane, administrators can:

  • View the operational state of each Zero-Trust Network
  • Enable or disable overlay network connectivity for the selected gateway
  • View overlay IP assignments and network ranges
  • Inspect peer communication details
  • Access detailed peer and connection information using the Show Details action

The following information is displayed for each Zero-Trust Network:

  • Zero-Trust Network Name: Displays the name of the overlay network.

  • Overlay Network IP Range: Displays the IP address range assigned to the overlay network.

  • Overlay IP Address: Displays the overlay IP address assigned to the selected gateway within the Zero-Trust Network.

  • Status: Displays whether the Zero-Trust Network is currently enabled or disabled for the selected gateway.

  • Show Details: Opens the peer connectivity and communication details for the selected overlay network.

Viewing Zero-Trust Network Details​

You can inspect peer connectivity and communication details for a selected Zero-Trust Network by following the steps below:

  1. Open your Zenconsole dashboard.
  2. Open the Zero Trust Networks section from the left navigation panel.
  3. Select a gateway from the Gateway Overlay Status page.
  4. Locate the desired Zero-Trust Network in the Zero-Trust Networks pane.
  5. Click the Show Details button corresponding to the overlay network.

This action displays all peers connected within the selected overlay network together with their communication and connectivity details.

Figure 4. Viewing Zero-Trust Networks

The peer list includes the following details:

  • Peer: This field displays the name of the peer.
  • Connection Status: This field displays the status of the connection between your gateway and the peer. When they are connected, the duration of the active connection appears.
  • RTT (Round Trip Time): The time gateway takes to get a response from the peer initiating a network request.
  • Connection Type: Connection type between the peers. Available transport types are as follows.
    • Relay: Peers communicate with each other via a relay server hosted by Zenarmor.
    • P2P: Peers directly communicate with each other over an encrypted tunnel.
    • Local: Peers have a LAN connection between each other and communicate via this local network
  • Location: Geo IP location of the peer.
  • IP Address: Overlay IP address of the peer.

Figure 5. Viewing Zero-Trust Network Details

To inspect additional information about a peer, click the Show Details button corresponding to the peer.

This action opens the Peer Details pane on the right side of the page.

Viewing Peer Details​

The Peer Details pane provides detailed connection and networking information about the selected peer within the Zero-Trust Network.

To open the Peer Details pane, click the Show Details button corresponding to a peer in the overlay network peer list.

Figure 6. Viewing Peer Details

Peer Details window includes the following information about the peer pairs.

  • Name: Name of the peer.
  • Hostname: Hostname of the peer.
  • Overlay Ip: Secure private network IP address of the peer.
  • Is Pop: This option indicates whether the peer is operating as a Point of Presence (POP). (Coming soon)
  • Is Endpoint: This option indicates whether the peer is an endpoint device.
  • Advertised Networks: Displays the networks advertised by the gateway.
  • Transport Type: Connection type between the peers. Available transport types are as follows.
    • Relay: Peers communicate with each other via a relay server hosted by Zenarmor.
    • P2P: Peers directly communicate with each other over an encrypted tunnel.
    • Local: Peers have a LAN connection between each other and communicate via this local network.
  • Awaiting Signal: This option shows whether the peer has a connection with the coordinator server. It has a value of true when the peer is not responsive.
  • Established At: The moment when the gateway is connected to the peer.
  • Handshake Duration (ms): The time the handshake takes between the peers.
  • RTT (ms): The time it takes to get a response from the corresponding peer after initiating a network request.
  • Rflx Ip: Public IP address of the peer.
  • Geo Lat: Latitude value of the GEO IP for the peer.
  • Geo Lon: Longitude value of the GEO IP for the peer.
  • Geo Country Code: Country code of the GEO IP for the peer.
  • Geo Country: Country of the GEO IP for the peer.
  • Geo City: City of the GEO IP for the peer.
  • Self Session: Session ID of the peer.
  • Peer Session: Session ID of the other peer.
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