OVERVIEW
ProxyNow! for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, 2003 and XP is the ideal solution for companies looking for a cost-effective and efficient way to connect their organization to the Internet. Unlike other products in the market, ProxyNow! is user-friendly and most easy to setup. ProxyNow brings you Internet connectivity and total access control to ensure productive usage of Internet infrastructure.
ProxyNow! provide Internet access and management for the whole office using only one Internet account either dial-up PSTN or ISDN, xDSL or leased line. Promote productive usage of Internet access by implementing policies and rules to Internet usage.
MAIN FEATURES:
Sharing of Internet Access
Connects the whole organization to the Internet via one account or one Internet line.
Ensured you are not tied down by any single Internet connection. When one line is down, the whole office Internet access can be resumed by another Internet connection. This will ensure minimum downtime and remove dependency on a single ISP connection. Your business communications do not need to be interrupted by some unreliable ISPs.
(Supports: PSTN, ISDN, xDSL, leased line and virtual leased line)
Network Address Translation (NAT)
NAT advanced functions allows transparent Internet connection sharing. The most important advantage of NAT is convenience. NAT makes setup very easy because it does not require manual configuration of the settings in Internet applications (such as browsers, email clients, etc.). Using NAT on any PCs will give the PCs a seemingly direct connection without the power of control.
Transparent Proxy
Transparent Proxy adds a level of security and control by providing the flexibility and security of ProxyNow! powerful access control and the convenience of NAT.
NT User Database Integration and Authentication
ProxyNow! utilizes the accounts that are already established within Windows NT, Windows 2000, 2003 or XP. This seamless integration with the NT User Database allows the administrator to avoid duplication of efforts by recreating accounts that already exist on the network. Users on each workstation are able to login to ProxyNow! simultaneously with their standard network login, avoiding multiple login prompts
Smart Caching
Speed up page loading by caching frequently visited HTML pages in the server for fast retrieval. This will cut down unnecessary bandwidth wastage.
FTP & HTTP caching allows recently downloaded files to be accessed by others without retrieving it again through the Internet.
FTP Resume allows files download from FTP server that supports resuming to be continued from where it has been disconnected. No need to restart the whole download again.
Users Authentication Login
Allows individual access to the Internet be controlled by User Name and Password where rules and profiles can be individually configured and enforced.
Internet access and control can also be enforces on certain PCs via internal IP addresses.
Allow mixture of User Authentication Login via both [username/password] and IP addresses.
Protocols Control
Allows management of Users privileges on protocols such as HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SOCKS, News, Mail, Mapped Ports and Real Audio. These will effectively control activities such as downloading of movies and music, chatting of instant messengers and etc.
Time Based Quota Control
Selective surfing period to restrict specific user(s) Internet access by hours and days.
Examples:
Group A – Can only surf Internet from 9am to 5pm (Business users)
Group B – Can only surf Internet during lunch time 12noon to 2pm (non-business users)
Group C – Can surf 24 hours from Monday to Saturday (Heavy business users, Marketing)
Group D – Can surf 24 hours everyday (The boss)
Downloads Controls
Downloads can be controlled to prevent congestions of bandwidth.
File extensions – stop downloads of files like .mp3 .avi .wmv .mpeg and etc
Total Megabytes – Assign specific size for daily usage e.g: 5MB a day
Protocol – Restrict any protocols like SOCKS 5 from any users. Stop peer-to- peer file sharing programs like Kazaa and Morpheus.
URL / Website / Pornographic Filtering
Comes with a default list that blocks more than 10,000 pornographic sites. You can also add more sites as the need arises. Wildcards can be used to block URL addresses with parts of the name or full domain name. It also allows the blocking of files download by filtering type of extensions, e.g: .*\.mp3 Ensures no decrease in productivity caused by Users frequent access to “questionable” materials like pornographic or political sites by implementing site blacklisting and Content Filtering.
Content Filtering
More powerful than URL/Website filtering. Filter according to keywords. Web pages will be scanned for offensive or filtered words before being view by the users. Powerful filtering of pornographic contents in any website.
On Demand Dialer
For businesses still using PSTN dial-up (56K modem connection) or ISDN dial-up where the cost of connection is based on time usage, ProxyNow will auto dial to establish connection whenever authenticated users tries to access the Internet. It will also auto disconnect when there is no Internet access activities. This will help the company to save much cost.
Logging
Total logging and recording can be performed on all Internet activities for all Users, all the time. Log files can be used to generate detail reports by using ReportNow! With ReportNow you can know all that is happening on every users Internet usage.
Security
Fully supported by our award-winning FirewallNow! to provide a reliable Internet security functions. Prevent hackers from accessing your network and stops malicious Trojans from stealing information from your server.
Emails
Support retrieving and sending of emails to external email hosting services using the POP and SMTP protocols. For more effective and super fast email solutions, ProxyNow can integrate seamlessly with MailNow!, a full-featured corporate email server.
Antivirus
For an effective and most affordable Internet gateway antivirus solutions, install together with ScanNow! (optional) to filter viruses at the point of entry.
MORE FEATURES:
Remote Administration – Configure and manage ProxyNow! without being physically at the server. ProxyNow console can access and manage ProxyNow server from any PCs in the network and even across the Internet.
Group Manager – Set rules and profiles according to groups for greater flexibility.
Real-time Transactions – View activities as it happens and any given moment.
