Proximity

Proximity steering routes visitors or internal services to the closest physical data center.

To use proximity steering on a load balancer, you first need to add GPS coordinates to each pool.

When to add proximity steering

• For new pools, add GPS coordinates when you create a pool.
• For existing pools, add GPS coordinates when managing pools or in the Add Traffic steering step of creating a load balancer.

How to add proximity steering

To add coordinates when creating or editing a pool:

1. Click the Configure coordinates for Proximity Steering dropdown.
2. Enter the latitude and longitude or drag a marker on the map.
3. Select Save.

Warning:

For accurate proximity steering, add GPS coordinates to all pools within the same load balancer.