16.14. Proxying Services
The final service that we will discuss in this chapter is the proxy service that can be leveraged to protect incoming traffic, which Apple refers to as Mobile Access. A Mobile Access server represents a dedicated server that sits outside of your firewall and is provided exclusive access to the IP addresses inside your environment that serve calendars, address books and mail. This server helps to keep your actual server protected by not exposing it directly to any traffic coming in over the Internet.
To setup your Mobile Access server, first connect your server to a location outside of your firewall, such as a DMZ (demilitarized zone) of your environment or a collocation facility. Then, enable the Mobile Access service ...
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