Can I Switch Between the WAF Cloud Mode and Dedicated Mode?
Direct switchover is not supported, but you can complete required configurations then use the WAF mode you want. When adding a domain name or IP address to WAF, WAF offers cloud mode and dedicated mode to meet different needs. Once you select a WAF mode and connect the domain name to WAF, the WAF mode cannot be changed directly.
If you want to use another WAF mode for the domain name, deploy your services in the WAF mode you want first. Then, remove the domain name or IP address from the current WAF instance. After that, you can add the website in the mode you want to the WAF instance. For example, you are using a cloud WAF instance to protect domain name www.example.com. If you want to use a dedicated WAF instance to protect www.example.com, ensure that your current services are supported by WAF dedicated mode. Then, you can apply for a dedicated WAF instance and remove protected domain name www.example.com from the cloud WAF instance. Then, add www.example.com to the dedicated WAF instance.
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WAF Usage FAQs
- Why Does the Vulnerability Scanning Tool Report Disabled Non-standard Ports for My WAF-Protected Website?
- What Are the Restrictions on Using WAF in Enterprise Projects?
- How Do I Obtain the Real IP Address of a Web Visitor?
- Will Traffic Be Permitted After WAF Is Switched to the Bypassed Mode?
- What Are Local File Inclusion and Remote File Inclusion?
- What Is the Difference Between QPS and the Number of Requests?
- Does WAF Support Custom Authorization Policies?
- How Do I Configure My Server to Allow Only Requests from WAF?
- Why Do Cookies Contain the HWWAFSESID or HWWAFSESTIME field?
- Can I Switch Between the WAF Cloud Mode and Dedicated Mode?
- How Do I Configure WAF If a Reverse Proxy Server Is Deployed for My Website?
- How Does WAF Forward Access Requests When Both a Wildcard Domain Name and a Single Domain Name Are Connected to WAF?
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