What is an Access Point in Express?

An Access Point is a private server provisioned to communicate securely with CIC in the cloud and is required to create an Endpoint in a private data center, for example, in your back end. Access Points enable CIC to connect to such private Endpoints securely without requiring you to open inbound ports.

To create an Access Point, you install and activate the CIC Agent software on the private server. See The CIC Agent and Managing Access Points in Express.

File System Endpoints and Access Points

A File System Endpoint allows a folder or directory accessible from the access point server—a local file system, a mounted network file system, or, on a Windows Access Point, a UNC path—to act as a source or destination for data transfer. The Access Point allows the File System Endpoint to connect to CIC. See File System Endpoint.

The CIC Agent

The CIC Agent is a lightweight and headless piece of software you can deploy on a variety of traditional enterprise systems, allowing you to connect your private infrastructure (whether local or remote) with Express. You install the Agent as part of creating an Access Point.

CIC Agent System Requirements

The system where you install the CIC Agent must meet the following requirements: