To properly deploy and manage Zscaler Client Connector for the ZIA service, you must complete the following tasks in the ZIA Admin Portal and Zscaler Client Connector Portal.

• Step 1: Manage Admin Access to the Zscaler Client Connector Portal

  You must manage admin access to the Zscaler Client Connector Portal in the ZIA Admin Portal. To learn more, see Managing Admin Access to the Zscaler Client Connector Portal.

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• Step 2: Provision and Authenticate Users

  To use the Zscaler service, you must have an authentication mechanism configured and users provisioned on the ZIA service. To learn more, see About Provisioning and Authenticating Users.

  If you do not have an authentication mechanism installed, you must use the Zscaler Client Connector Portal as your Identity Provider (IdP) to provision and authenticate users. One of the tasks you must complete to use the Zscaler Client Connector Portal as an IdP is adding it as an IdP in the ZIA Admin Portal. To learn more, Using the Zscaler Client Connector Portal as an Identity Provider.

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Optionally, you can complete the following tasks when deploying or managing Zscaler Client Connector for ZIA:

• Configure SSL Inspection

  In order to enable SSL Inspection for Zscaler Client Connector, you must first enable the feature in the ZIA Admin Portal for each relevant platform. To learn more, see Configuring SSL Inspection for Zscaler Client Connector.

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• Create Groups

  For Zscaler Client Connector, you can apply certain policies or settings to specific groups. You must first create groups in the ZIA Admin Portal, and then ensure that the ZIA Admin Portal syncs these groups with the Zscaler Client Connector Portal. To learn more, see Syncing Directory Groups between the ZIA Admin Portal and Zscaler Client Connector Portal.

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• Create and Host PAC Files

  You can use PAC files in the Zscaler Client Connector profiles and forwarding profiles to determine how to direct your organization’s traffic.

  To create custom PAC files for these profiles, Zscaler highly recommends that you use the ZIA Admin Portal default PAC file and customize it as necessary. Once you create a custom PAC file, you can host it in the ZIA Admin Portal.

  To learn more, see Best Practices for Using PAC Files with Zscaler Client Connector and Writing a PAC File.

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