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Untangle Network Security

By : Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab
Book Image

Untangle Network Security

By: Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Untangle Network Security
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Untangle placement options


There are several key rules to how Untangle NGFW operates that should be understood before deploying Untangle NGFW in an advanced/complex network:

  • Untangle must be installed in line: Untangle NGFW is a gateway product that is designed to be in line with network traffic. Deploying Untangle NGFW without installing it in line is not likely to work. Examples of the Untangle NGFW in-line functionality include Spam Blocker, which will filter SMTP as it passes through Untangle NGFW; it will not store and forward the e-mails to your e-mail server like some products. In addition, Web Filter will filter web traffic as it passes through Untangle NGFW; it does not operate as a proxy that you point your clients' browsers to send web traffic.

  • Untangle MUST have a working Internet connection: Many Untangle NGFW modules depend on cloud services to get definitions and query them about URLs and so on. Untangle NGFW must have a working and consistent connection to the Internet; this...