Scenario
You'd like to find out more about how the Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent connects to the internet to download signatures. You have a restrictive firewall policy and need to whitelist the URLs used by the Agent.
Resolution
The Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent uses the following URLs - please add these to your firewall allow/exceptions list to ensure that the Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent can connect successfully:
| URL | Purpose |
|---|---|
| login.microsoftonline.com | Used to authenticate to Azure. |
| secure.aadcdn.microsoftonline-p.com | Used to authenticate to Azure. |
| cloudgeolocationcdn.azureedge.net | Used to determine which datacenter to connect to. |
|
<region code>.outlooksignatures.exclaimer.net (Where <region code> is replaced with the region code for the subscription, see: How to check your region code) |
Used to download signature data. |
WARNING! Make sure you are aware of your region code before you add the exceptions. You need to enter the 'region code' to populate the URL correctly:
Region code
AU Australia
CA Canada
EU Europe
UAE UAE
UK United Kingdom
US United States
Region code
AU Australia
CA Canada
EU Europe
UAE UAE
UK United Kingdom
US United States
NOTE: All connections are on port 443.
TIP! To help ensure connectivity, please ensure that you have the most up-to-date version of the Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent (if using the ClickOnce) - you can get it from here: Exclaimer Cloud Signatures download page.
For more information on the version number, see Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent (Windows) - Version Release History.
For more information on the version number, see Exclaimer Cloud Signature Update Agent (Windows) - Version Release History.