This document is part Proxy - Pro GateKeeper User Guide

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To install Proxy - Pro GateKeeper double click on the file you
have downloaded: ProxyPro.exe

To uninstall Proxy - Pro GateKeeper follow the standard windows procedure
or use the Proxy - Pro GateKeeper uninstaller.


Contents:

1.1	Proxy - Pro GateKeeper Overview
1.2	Features
1.3	System Requirements 
1.4	Proxy - Pro GateKeeper homepage 



1.1	Proxy - Pro GateKeeper Overview

What is Proxy - Pro GateKeeper?

The perfect solution for anyone seeking to share, secure and boost Internet
access with other computers in almost any environment - from a private home
or small office sharing a single dial-up connection to a large and complex
network sharing an ISDN or leased line.

Why Proxy - Pro GateKeeper?

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper: Proxy Server Firewall - allows your entire computer
network to share a single Internet connection while securing and improving
the speed of Internet access. The software includes a powerful web cache to
boost the performance of browsing activity on pages previously visited by 
other network users and thus dramatically reducing online costs.

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper eliminates the need to get a separate dial-up account,
with a phone line and modem for each user who wants access to the Internet.
Provides comprehensive, detailed statistics and offers access restrictions
for each one of your users accessing the web. Easy to install and configure
 - your best choice for a reliable and fair priced proxy.

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper supports the following proxies: HTTP, FTP, Telnet,
RealAudio, SSL, POP3, SOCKS4, SOCKS5, Mapped Link (TCP) and Port (UDP)
while offering NetMeeting support. 

It also includes a new caching algorithm designed to reduce network traffic
and features a DHCP server for dynamic network management, a public API enabling
customers to write their own proxies and customizable HTML pages allowing 
administrators to configure Proxy - Pro GateKeeper from their preferred browser. 

Another aspect covered by Proxy - Pro GateKeeper is the protection of your internal
network with firewall capabilities. Proxy - Pro GateKeeper prohibits intruders
from accessing your internal network through your Internet connection by
restricting IP addresses that can access your internal network from the Internet.

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper:
- user/policy management allows you to restrict individual or group access to 
Internet services according to customizable settings.
- allows the definition of different access profiles thus preventing unauthorized
users from taking advantage of Internet resources. Thanks to this feature, every
user is assigned a specific permission range, which makes it possible for instance
for a few to access the Internet while others use only the e-mail.
- is equipped with auditing options, displaying all operations performed by
the users as long as they are connected and monitoring the sites visited,
the files downloaded, the time spent browsing THE Net etc. 
- the history of Internet activity can be reviewed to monitor Internet usage.

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper includes a powerful web cache to boost the performance
of browsing activity on pages previously visited by other network users and thus
dramatically reducing online costs.

How does Proxy - Pro GateKeeper work?

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper is a software only solution. It does not require a dedicated
server and can be installed on any PC on the network, typically the one maintaining
the physical TCP/IP connection to the Internet. By installing Proxy - Pro GateKeeper
the user designates the Gateway PC as the only PC authorized to make a physical
connection to the Internet.

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper acts as the Network's intelligent Internet gateway by accepting
authorized requests for Internet access from all other PCs and routing the connection
through itself on behalf of the individual user, hence the term proxy. Since Internet
traffic tends to happen in "bursts", Proxy - Pro GateKeeper not only allows multiple
users to share access to a single physical connection, but also allows them to be
on-line simultaneously. 

Internet access through Proxy - Pro GateKeeper is virtually transparent to the network
user, simply open your browser or e-mail application and you are automatically connected
to the Internet as if you have your own dedicated connection. 

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper runs unattended as a service in the background, automatically 
establishing connections when required and logging off when service is no longer required.

1.2	Features

Version 1.0:

·	Makes full use of multithreading.
·	Runs as a service (NT version).
·	Configuration via your WWW Browser.
·	Dial-on-demand.
·	Rules based.
·	DNS Server (Address record queries only).
·	WWW Proxy. (Replaced by HTTP Proxy in version 2.0)
·	FTP Proxy.
·	SOCKS V4 Server.
·	Mapped Links.

Added in version 2.0:

·	Full HTTP Proxy (WWW / FTP / SSL tunneling).
·	Forwarding HTTP requests to other proxy servers
·	Telnet Proxy.
·	POP3 Proxy.
·	RealAudio Proxy.
·	Runtime statistics.
·	Access Logging.

Added in version 3.0:

·	Support for SOCKS 5.0
·	DHCP server for network management
·	HTTP caching
·	User and group management
·	User/Group side rules and policies
·	User/Group time  scheduler
·	Auditing/statistics per user
·	Customizable GateKeeper configuration pages (named Active GateKeeper Pages - AGP files)
·	Proxy API for the user to write it’s own proxy module

Added in version 3.5:  

·	Import NT user accounts (Windows NT only)
·	Improved User/Group rules
·	Automatic GateKeeper Access Control
·	Transparent proxy access on client side

Added in version 3.6 and 3.7: 

·	NetMeeting support
·	Customizable skins
·	Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Proxy
·	Customizable proxy timeout value


1.3	System Requirements

Small LAN: 2-5 users
Windows 95/98
Pentium/200 MHz 
16Mb RAM
28k8 Modem
TCP/IP installed
Medium LAN: 5-20 users
Windows NT
Pentium/200 MHz 
32Mb RAM
ISDN Connection
TCP/IP installed
Large LAN: 20+ users
Windows NT
Pentium/200 MHz
64Mb RAM
Direct Internet connection
TCP/IP installed

1.4	Proxy - Pro GateKeeper website

Visit the Proxy - Pro GateKeeper website for:
·	New software releases
·	Helpdesk and FAQ pages
·	Configuring specific applications
·	Feedback on the product

Proxy - Pro GateKeeper website can be found at: 
http://www.proxy-pro.com


