Corporate Server 3.0. (Security).SmoothWall Limited has announced a new version of its core firewall product, Corporate Server 3.0. which includes 50 new features and enhancements. Corporate Server 3.0's modular design puts users in control of both their security and their security budget. Add-on modules include provision for virtual private networking (VPN), web content filtering and interact access control. All the modules integrate into a web browser-based GUI so that these facilities are easy to configure. Version 3.0 highlights include: * A Secure installation configuration Unlike most firewalls the default installation configuration is inherently secure as it blocks external iraftic that does not result from an internal request. * Stateful inspection--Maximising security and facilitating the handling of complex protocols. * Increased broadband support--Wide range of interact connections supported, including direct Ethernet to routers, cable modems, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and analogue modems. * Enhanced reporting--Comprehensive information on the firewall status, traffic graphs, diagnostics etc. with the logging to disk of all activity. * Intrusion Detection System This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. (IDS)--To report and analyse all suspicious traffic, network probes and attempts to breech breech (brech) the buttocks. breech n. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks. breech, britch the buttocks of an animal; the backs of the thighs. the firewall etc. * Road warrior support--SmoothTunnel and SmoothNode modules add support site for site to site and road warriors VPNS VPNS Virtual Private Network Service (AT&T) , including NAT Traversal (NAT-T) mode and AES encryption algorithms. * De-Militarized Zone (DMZ)--For the isolation of interact facing web and mail servers, complemented by the SmoothHost module for support for multiple public P addresses. * Web content filtering--SmoothGuardian web content altering module uses multiple mechanisms to protect users from objectionable content, including the dynamic word and phrase analysis of received web pages. www.smoothwall.com |
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