To access your company's office applications using the SASE client, you must enable network protection for private access. This topic describes how to enable and disable network protection.
Prerequisites
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You have installed and logged on to the SASE client. For more information, see Install and log on to the SASE client.
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Your enterprise administrator has configured private access, office applications, and a Zero Trust policy for you. For more information, see Private access.
Enable network protection
On the Network page of the SASE client, click Connect to enable network protection.
Once connected, the status changes to Securely Connected and a green shield icon appears, indicating that network protection is enabled. The bottom of the page displays the connection duration and protected traffic.
Select an access point
On the Network page of the SASE client, click the 
icon in the lower-right corner. In the Connection Settings dialog box, select an access point based on your business requirements. Select the access point closest to your location to minimize network latency.
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Manually select an access point
You can manually switch to a suitable access point from the list provided by the SASE client.
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Automatic access point selection
Click Automatic access point selection. The SASE client automatically connects you to the nearest access point.
Switch DNS services
If Alibaba Cloud DNS PrivateZone is configured, the SASE client uses it for domain name resolution by default. If a domain name cannot be resolved, the client falls back to the default DNS service configured by your administrator.
The SASE App automatically connects to the default DNS address configured by your administrator for the DNS resolution of enterprise office applications.
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Add a custom DNS service
Click Add Custom DNS Service to add a custom DNS service.
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Switch DNS services
On the Network page of the SASE client, click the
icon in the lower-right corner to switch DNS services.
Disable network protection
If your device no longer needs to access private applications through SASE, click Disconnect to end the secure connection for private access.
After you disconnect, your device can no longer access private applications. Proceed with caution.
Related documents
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To configure private access security, see Configure network settings.
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To configure office applications for private access security, see Configure office applications.
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To configure an access control policy for private access security, see Configure a Zero Trust policy.
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To learn about SASE domain name resolution policies, see Application domain name resolution.