Setting up Tableau Server on a Perimeter Network (DMZ)

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Setting up Tableau Server on a Perimeter Network (DMZ)

Published: 15 Feb 2013
Last Modified Date: 10 Jan 2019

Question

How to set up Tableau Server in a perimeter network (also known as DMZ, demilitarized zone, and screened subnet).

Environment

Tableau Server
Perimeter network (DMZ)

Answer

Tableau Server components should not be installed on a perimeter network. However, you can install a reverse proxy server on the perimeter network. Install Tableau Server within the corporate firewall. Install a reverse proxy server on the perimeter network to direct traffic to Tableau Server. This will allow the reverse proxy to communicate through the firewall to Tableau Server.