The following things need to be done before using the Internet Access Gateway service:
After installing the Internet Access Gateway service, you use the Internet Server Manager to configure it for your corporate network. The Internet Server Manager provides the following pages to assist you in configuring the gateway service. At the bottom of each page is an OK button and an Apply button. The OK button applies changes to all of the pages to which you made changes. The Apply button does the same thing, but does not dismiss the property sheet.
Use the Service page to set general configuration options:
Use the Permissions page to grant and view access rights to users and groups. The access rights are as follows: FTP Read, FTP Write, FTP Read & Write, Gopher, WWW. For each access right, the list box lists the users and groups that have that right. You choose the Add button to grant a right to a user or group. Use the Remove button to remove the access right for the selected user or group.
When you choose the Add button, it brings up the Add Users and Groups dialog box. The List Names From list box allows you to select the domain or computer name from which you can select the users and groups. The computer you are currently administering will be listed first in the list box. When you select a computer or domain, by default it shows groups only. Groups are generally easier for network administrators to manage. To show users, choose the Show Users button.
Select a name or group and choose the Add button to add it to the Rights dialog box. Choose Members to view the members in the selected group. Choose Search to search for user or group names.
The Disk Cache page contains a list of directory entries and their cache size in megabytes. (This is similar to the Directories page in the FTP, WWW, Gopher services.) Use the Add button to add a directory entry and specify its cache size. You can type in a directory name, or browse for a directory if the service you are administering is running on the local computer. Use the Remove and Edit Properties buttons to remove and edit the selected property.
Check the Enable Logging check box to activate logging for the Internet Access Gateway service. Once you have turned logging on by checking the Enable Logging box, you must specify how the service will log activity. For services that are not heavily used, you can log activity to a simple text file by selecting the Log to File option. You can increase logging frequency to suit your site's activity. Log files names begin with two letters that indicate the service. The next six characters are the date the log was created using the month, day, year format.
If your Internet Access Gateway service sees a lot of activity and you have a SQL server, choose the Log to SQL/ODBC Database option to ensure that heavily used services are logged in adequate detail. Logging to a database enables the data to be more easily evaluated and manipulated for reporting purposes. Ensure that your network has the appropriate ODBC resource (a SQL server), correctly configured with a data source name (DSN) and table, to accept the Microsoft Internet Server logging activity.
To log to a local or network file:
To log to an ODBC database:
The Filters page helps you control which Internet servers can be accessed by network clients. You can choose to allow access to all Internet sites except for those you specify in the list box; or you can choose to deny access to all Internet sites except for those you specify in the list box. The domain filter list is applied to all users using the Internet Access Gateway service.
This publishing system was produced using Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 and Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word version 6.0c. Copyright 1995 Microsoft Corporation; see disclaimer.
