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Coefficient’s NetSuite Excel connector is designed to work effectively in corporate environments with firewall restrictions, addressing connectivity challenges that often prevent other NetSuite integrations from functioning in enterprise security environments. The platform uses standard protocols that corporate firewalls typically allow.
Here’s how to connect NetSuite to Excel in corporate environments with strict firewall policies and security requirements.
Connect through corporate firewalls with standard security protocols
The platform uses OAuth 2.0 authentication and standard HTTPS protocols that are typically allowed through corporate firewalls, unlike some NetSuite connectors that require specialized ports or protocols that corporate security policies often block. Coefficient’s cloud-based architecture reduces the number of external connections that need firewall approval.
How to make it work
Step 1. Verify existing NetSuite access through your firewall.
If your organization can access NetSuite through web browsers, Coefficient’s connector will typically work without additional firewall configuration since it uses NetSuite’s standard security framework that corporate firewalls already accommodate.
Step 2. Install Coefficient using standard corporate processes.
Install Coefficient from Microsoft AppSource through your organization’s standard add-in approval process. The installation uses Microsoft’s trusted distribution channels that most corporate environments already allow.
Step 3. Connect using OAuth 2.0 authentication.
Set up your NetSuite connection using Coefficient’s OAuth 2.0 authentication, which uses standard HTTPS protocols and eliminates the need for storing API credentials locally, addressing common corporate security concerns.
Step 4. Configure data imports within firewall constraints.
Set up your NetSuite data imports using Coefficient’s cloud-based processing, where data processing occurs on Coefficient’s secure servers rather than requiring direct NetSuite API calls from individual workstations.
Step 5. Work with IT for any additional security review.
If needed, provide your IT department with Coefficient’s clear documentation of required external connections and security protocols to facilitate any necessary security review process.
Enterprise-grade connectivity that works with your security policies
Coefficient’s RESTlet script deployment and API communication methods are designed to work within NetSuite’s standard security framework, which most corporate firewalls already accommodate. The OAuth-based authentication eliminates local credential storage concerns that IT departments often have with NetSuite integrations. Get started with firewall-friendly NetSuite connectivity today.
