Editing Server Information

Updated on 2025-01-17 GMT+08:00

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If you select Cloud Mode - CNAME or Dedicated Mode when adding a website to WAF, you can edit the server information of your website.

Applicable scenarios:

Edit server information.
- Cloud Mode - CNAME access: You can modify configurations for Client Protocol, Server Protocol, Server Address, and Server Port.
- Dedicated mode: You can modify configurations for Client Protocol, Server Protocol, Server Address, VPC, and Server Port.
Add server configurations.
Update a certificate by referring to Updating the Certificate Used for a Website.

NOTE:

If you have enabled enterprise projects, ensure that you have all operation permissions for the project where your WAF instance locates. Then, you can select the enterprise project from the Enterprise Project drop-down list and configure server information for the domain names.

Prerequisites

You have connected the website you want to protect to WAF.

Constraints

If PCI DSS/3DS compliance check is enabled, the client protocol cannot be changed, and no origin server addresses can be added.
Server configuration information can be modified in batches only for domain names connected to WAF in the same access mode.

Impact on the System

Modifying the server configuration does not affect services.

Modifying Server Information of One Website

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
Click in the upper left corner and choose Web Application Firewall under Security & Compliance.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Website Settings.
In the Domain Name column, click the domain name of the website to go to the basic information page.
In the Origin Servers area, click Edit.
On the Edit Server Information page, edit the server configurations (such as client protocols and associated certificates).
- For details about certificate, see Updating the Certificate Used for a Website.
- WAF supports configuring of multiple backend servers. To add a backend server, click Add.
- You can click Enable in the IPv6 Protection row if needed.
Click OK.

Batch Modifying Origin Server Information of Websites

Batch modifying origin server information is supported only for domain names connected to WAF in the same access mode.

In the navigation pane on the left, click Website Settings.
Select domain names whose server configurations need to be modified. In the upper part of the website list, click Modify.
Edit the server configurations as needed as well as client protocols and associated certificates.

WAF supports configuring of multiple backend servers. To add a backend server, click Add.
Click OK.

This action will take a while. Please be patient. After the modification is successful, the domain names with server information modified will be displayed.