| 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.
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