# Configuring an Internet Gateway for the CommServe Computer

You can use a client computer or the Metrics Reporting Server as an Internet gateway to connect to the Internet for downloading software and updates, uploading Cloud Metrics Reporting data and Private Metrics Reporting data, and sending webhook notifications.

When you specify the Metrics Server as the Internet gateway, the following services will use the Internet gateway:

- Cloud Metrics Reporting

When you specify a client computer as the Internet gateway, the following services can use the Internet gateway:

- Cloud Metrics Reporting

- Private Metrics Reporting

- Download Software

- Webhook notifications

## Before You Begin

The Internet gateway computer must be a client with the following properties:

- Windows or UNIX File System Agent installed

- Sufficient disk space

- Internet connectivity

- The Internet gateway computer must be able to access the websites listed on External URLs for Commvault Features.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Maintenance.

   The Maintenance page appears.

2. Click Internet Options, and then click the Edit button .

   The Internet options dialog box appears.

3. Select the computer to use as an Internet gateway:

   - To use the Private Metrics Reporting Server as an Internet gateway for Cloud Metrics Reporting, select Use Metrics Server.

   - To use a client computer as an Internet gateway, select Use client, select a client computer to use as an internet gateway, and then select the services you want the client computer to use:

     - To use the client computer as an Internet gateway for Cloud Metrics Reporting, select the Enable for Cloud Metrics Server check box.

     - To use the client computer as an Internet gateway for Private Metrics Reporting, select the Enable for Private Metrics Server check box.

     - To use the client computer as an Internet gateway for sending log files, select the Enable for Send Log File check box.

     - To use the client computer as an Internet gateway for webhooks, select the Enable for Webhook check box.

       To apply the webhook changes immediately, you must restart the Commvault Server Event Manager service (or Metallic Server Event Manager in SaaS environments). Otherwise, the changes take effect automatically after 15 minutes.

4. Click Save.

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