The delivery of localized web content depends on the geo proxy IP address that receives the original request from the client and forwards it to the destination web content service. This address can be a webpage or a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. The instructions below can help verify the incoming and outgoing IP address corresponding to the geo-located Point of Presence (POP).

• Nslookup helps identify the incoming IP address of a geo-located POP:
  • C:\Windows\System32>nslookup <Customer-ID>.saasprotection.com
  • Example command with a country-based prefix (example, Chile): C:\Windows\System32>nslookup cl.<Customer-ID>.saasprotection.com
• Assuming that the proxy is successfully preconfigured, browsing to the ipinfo.io page via a proxy or whatismyip.org shows the outgoing IP address corresponding to the geo-located POP.

To see what country the user is originating from, run the following commands from the client:

• From a Windows command prompt:

• From a Linux command prompt:

These queries return the following:

• Client IP address – the IP address of the DNS server used in the transaction
• Geo-location data – contains the country of origin and the approximate GPS coordinates of the server

Example from Windows:

C:\Users\administrator>nslookup -query=txt echo.saasprotection.com
Server: dns.company.com
Address: 10.10.10.10

Non-authoritative answer:
echo.saasprotection.com text =

        "Client (8.8.8.8) geo-location: US 45.5234 -122.676"

To override the region that's automatically chosen, append a region prefix to the proxy name. With the prefix, specify a preference for a PoP or data center of a specific region. For detailed instructions about how to append the country-specific and region-specific prefixes, see KB87631 - Configure Global Routing Manager country and region prefixes.