# Intelligent Local Access is enabled and configured
Intelligent Local Access (ILA) routes Microsoft Entra Private Access traffic locally instead of through the cloud, improving performance while maintaining…
Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/ZTA.25405
## Overview
Intelligent Local Access (ILA) routes Microsoft Entra Private Access traffic locally instead of through the cloud, improving performance while maintaining policy enforcement. Without ILA, users might disable the Global Secure Access client to improve performance and bypass Conditional Access policies. Configure private networks for your user sites to ensure local routing while preserving security controls.
## Remediation
- [Enable Intelligent Local Network](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/global-secure-access/enable-intelligent-local-access?wt.mc_id=zerotrustrecommendations_automation_content_cnl_csasci)
## Run it
The check runs as part of the whole assessment, with the ZeroTrustAssessment module installed:
```powershell
Install-Module ZeroTrustAssessment -Scope CurrentUser
Connect-Maester
Invoke-Maester -Pack ZTA -SkipBuiltIn
```
Leave out `-SkipBuiltIn` to run Maester's own checks in the same run.
About this check
| | |
| --- | --- |
| Severity | Medium |
| Effort to fix | Medium |
| Impact on users | Medium |
| Pillar | Network |
| Category | Global Secure Access |
| Product | [Entra ID](/docs/tests/products/entra) |
| Feature | Global Secure Access |
| Area | Infrastructure hardening |
| Licence | P1 |
| Tenant | Workforce |
Product, feature, area and ATT&CK are Maester's: the assessment does not record them, so Maester keeps them in the pack's `taxonomy.json`.