On-premises data gateway in-depth

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How the gateway works

See On-premises data gateway architecture.

List of available data source types

See Add or remove a gateway data source.

Authentication to on-premises data sources

See Authentication to on-premises data sources.

Authentication to a live Analysis Services data source

See Authentication to a live Analysis Services data source.

Role-based security

See Role-based security.

Row-level security

See Row-level security.

What about Microsoft Entra ID?

See Microsoft Entra ID.

How do I tell what my UPN is?

See How do I tell what my UPN is?.

Map user names for Analysis Services data sources

See Map user names for Analysis Services data sources.

Synchronize an on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Entra ID

See Synchronize an on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Entra ID.

What to do next?

See the articles on data sources:

Where things can go wrong

See Troubleshoot the on-premises data gateway and Troubleshoot gateways - Power BI.

Sign in account

See Sign in account.

Windows Service account

See Change the on-premises data gateway service account.

Ports

See Ports.

Forcing HTTPS communication with Azure Service Bus

See Force HTTPS communication with Azure Service Bus.

Support for TLS 1.2

See TLS 1.2 for gateway traffic.

How to restart the gateway

See Restart a gateway.