PTC web-based products support users logging in to sites from within and outside the firewall. With users logging in to PTC products from outside the firewall, PTC can help you minimize the risk to your infrastructure from intruders. One way to allow outside enterprise resources access to the enterprise web-based applications supplied by PTC is by using a reverse proxy configuration.

The following sections explain the basics of how to architect and configure various solutions but also how to configure them. Not all of the possible configurations are documented. Use the sections to educate yourself, and then apply what you have learned to your situation.