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title: Cloud Box Overview
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createdAt: 2026-05-07T18:26:59.586Z
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Navigate to the sidebar menu: [Deployments](docId\:h62CnWLZ1OyHnHPKL5AS9) > **Cloud Box**. This will open the main dashboard for managing your virtual machines (cloud box).
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## Overview

The **Cloud Box** is an advanced feature designed for Microsoft Active Directory integration and complex **network environments**. The system relies on a virtual machine that acts as a caching system, sitting between your network clients and our infrastructure.

From the **cloud dashboard**, you can define roles and decide which policies to use without accessing the virtual machine. The system handles the **associations automatically**.

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To proceed with the installation via the **Download Software** button, we always suggest downloading and using the **ISO format**. Installing via ISO is the most stable and **recommended** method. Only if this option causes problems, we advise using the first download option available in the drop-down menu.
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## Understanding Cloud Box Features

Complex network environments require **granular management**. Use the top navigation bar to switch between the different configurations of your **Cloud Box**.

| ### Section                                         | ### Description & Use Case                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ****[Cloud Box](docId\:e5PhfNy4qIjy04obxl7Vk)       | The main screen to view and manage your Cloud Boxes. Here you can **create** cloud boxes and **monitor** if they are correctly **synchronizing** with the APIs.                                                         |
| ****[Policy Mapping](docId\:T9GEQ134ugPNqh-YmaS6T)  | The area dedicated to linking security rules. It allows you to decide which **network element** to link to a specific policy. You decide how to divide your network elements among the various **protection profiles**. |
| ****[DNS Forwarding](docId:31FUmjbnzLOPjD0T7Lu9u)   | This function allows you to use **DNS servers** different from ours, it is highly useful in Microsoft Active Directory environments or to **reduce** the **traffic** sent to our datacenters.                           |