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mahavishnu
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type of gateway in power BI

Dear Team,

 

what are the type of gateway available in power BI . please give me the clarity.

 

thanks & regards,

 

C.mahavishnu

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @mahavishnu ,

 

There are two different types of gateways, each for a different scenario:

  • On-premises data gateway allows multiple users to connect to multiple on-premises data sources. You can use an on-premises data gateway with all supported services, with a single gateway installation. This gateway is well-suited to complex scenarios with multiple people accessing multiple data sources.

  • On-premises data gateway (personal mode) allows one user to connect to sources, and can’t be shared with others. An on-premises data gateway (personal mode) can be used only with Power BI. This gateway is well-suited to scenarios where you’re the only person who creates reports, and you don't need to share any data sources with others.

 

And for Power BI report server, gateway is not required.

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

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Anonymous
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I have installed personal gateway and validated in my local client machine. i want to have gateway for all the users which is standard mode or enterprise gateway. anyone please suggest step by step method for enterprise gateway setup. in which machine we need to install this. and any other details will help.

Anonymous
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Hi @mahavishnu ,

 

There are two different types of gateways, each for a different scenario:

  • On-premises data gateway allows multiple users to connect to multiple on-premises data sources. You can use an on-premises data gateway with all supported services, with a single gateway installation. This gateway is well-suited to complex scenarios with multiple people accessing multiple data sources.

  • On-premises data gateway (personal mode) allows one user to connect to sources, and can’t be shared with others. An on-premises data gateway (personal mode) can be used only with Power BI. This gateway is well-suited to scenarios where you’re the only person who creates reports, and you don't need to share any data sources with others.

 

And for Power BI report server, gateway is not required.

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Hi, there is a personal and standard gateway. Roughly, the difference is that the personal gateway is used for one specific user while the standard gateway can be used by the entire organization. You can find the detailed differences here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/gateway/

 

Regards,

Tim





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