In transparent mode, how do clients reach the servers?

• A. Traffic is forced through a virtual server.
• B. The ADC terminates all SSL connections.
• C. Clients can access servers directly with no intervening virtual server.
• D. VPN is required for all communication.

Answer: (C)

In transparent mode, the device sits inline in the network path but does not present its own entry point for clients. That means clients reach the actual backend servers directly, with no intervening virtual server that the client connects to. The appliance can still monitor, apply policies, and perform load balancing, but the traffic path is not through a dedicated virtual server VIP for client requests. This is why the correct idea is that clients can access servers directly with no intervening virtual server. The other ideas imply routing or terminating traffic through a virtual server, or requiring a VPN, which aren’t inherent to transparent mode.