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# Enable and disable Gateways, Gateway Instances, and Gateway agents

Once you have configured a Gateway Instance, you can see the status of the Gateway agents. If required, you can disable an agent. This might be useful in order to better manage the traffic on your network. You can also delete a Gateway. When you delete a Gateway, you also delete every Gateway Instance and all configurations associated with the Gateway.

## Disable or enable a Gateway agent

Enabling or disabling an agent does not enable or disable the agent process running on the Enterprise Service Gateway. It only enables or disables it in Identity as a Service.

1. Click Menu icon **>** **Resources > Gateways**. The **Gateways** page appears.
2. Click the Gateway Instance. The **Gateway Instance Details** page appears.
3. Click Square icon next to the agent to disable it.
4. Click Play icon next to the agent to enable it.
5. Click **Close** to return to the **Gateways** page.

## Disable or enable a Gateway Instance

1. Click Menu icon **>** **Resources > Gateways**. The **Gateways** page appears.
2. Click Ellipsis Vertical icon next to the Gateway Instance.
3. Click Square icon **Disable** to disable the Gateway Instance.
4. Click Play icon **Enable** to enable a Gateway Instance.
5. Click **Close** to return to the **Gateways** page.

## Delete a Gateway or Gateway Instance

1. Click Menu icon **>** **Resources > Gateways**. The **Gateways** page appears.
2. Click Ellipsis Vertical icon next to the Gateway or Gateway Instance.
3. Select **Delete**.
4. Click **Delete** on the confirmation prompt.

### **Rename a Gateway or Gateway InstanceRename a Gateway or Gateway Instance**

1. Click Menu icon **>** **Resources > Gateways**. The **Gateways** page appears.
2. Click Ellipsis Vertical icon next to the Gateway or Gateway Instance.
3. Select **Rename**.
4. Enter a new name for your Gateway or Gateway Instance.
5. Click **Rename**.

note

A Gateway name must be unique and can contain only alphanumeric characters. A Gateway Instance can contain alphanumeric and special characters.