> # Configuring the Proxy Initiator

> ## Detailed Steps

> To configure the proxy initiator, follow these steps:

> 1. Expand Switches, expand FC Interfaces, and then select Logical in the Physical Attributes pane.

> You see the Interface tables in the Information pane.

> 1. In Device Manager, select Interface > Ethernet and iSCSI.

> You see the Ethernet Interfaces and iSCSI dialog box.

> 2. Click the iSCSI tab in either FM or DM.

> You see the iSCSI interface configuration table.

> 3. Check the Proxy Mode Enable check box.
> 4. Click the Apply Changes icon in Cisco DCNM-SAN or click Apply in Device Manager to save these changes.

> Note When an interface is in proxy initiator mode, you can only configure Fibre Channel access control (zoning) based on the iSCSI interface’s proxy N port attributes—the WWN pairs or the FC ID. You cannot configure zoning using iSCSI attributes such as IP address or IQN of the iSCSI initiator. To enforce initiator-based access control, use iSCSI based access control (see the "iSCSI Access Control" topic).

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