Qlik Sense Websocket Connectivity Tester

 

QlikSenseWebsocketConnectivityTester-master.zip

 

Qlik Sense use HTTP,  HTTPS and Web Socket to transfer the information in/out from Qlik Sense.

The provided tool can be used to test protocol compliance, indicating if a network policy, firewall, or other perimeter device is blocking any of the required connections.

If any of the tests return as unsuccessful, please engage your network team. 

Please note, this tool is not Qlik official tool, hence user needs to run it on their risk and management.   To do the test, the Qlik Sense server requires an internet connection. 
 

Environment:

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows  

 

The Qlik Sense Websocket Connectivity Tester

 
This web page can be used to assess websocket connectivity to your Qlik Sense installation.

1. Download the attached package or download the package from GitHub: GitHub - flautrup/QlikSenseWebsocketConnectivityTester: Tool to test connectivity to Qlik Sense over websocketTool to test connectivity to Qlik Sense over websocket - GitHub - flautrup/QlikSenseWebsocketConnectivityTester: Tool to test connectivity to Qlik Sense over websockethttps://github.com/flautrup/QlikSenseWebsocketConnectivityTester
2. Unzip the file
3. Login to the Qlik Sense Management Console
4. Create a Content Library
    
   1. Go to Content libraries 
   2. Click and Create New
   3. Name the Content Library: WebSocketTester
   4. Verify and modify the Security Rule
      
      Note that in our example any user is allowed to access this WebSocketTester.
       

      

      
      
       
   5. Click Apply
       
5. Click Contents in the Associated items menu
6. Click Upload
7. Upload the QlikSenseWebsocketTest.html file.
8. Copy the correct URL from the URL path
    

   

   
    
9. Open a web browser (from any machine from which you wish to test the WebSocket connection).
10. Paste the URL path and prefix the fully qualified domain name and https. 
    
    Example: https://qlikserver3.domain.local/content/WebSocketTester/QlikSenseWebsocketTest.html
     

    

 

 

What to do if any of them fail?

Verify that WebSocket is enabled in the network infrastructure, such as firewalls, browsers, reverse proxies, etc.

See the article below under Related Content for additional steps.

 

 

• Installation:

• Download from github
• Unzip
• In the QMC create a content library
• Upload QlikSenseWebsocketTest.hml file to content library
• Browse content library content and use URL path to access the file in the browser