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Q. GajShield is managed fine from any computer in the LAN but not from the other systems in DMZ, Why?
A. The default policy of GajShield allows systems from the LAN interface to configure the UPTM. You can change the policy to allow other systems to configure the firewalls by adding their IPs in FIREWALL->Policies->Admin Ips.....
Q. Users on the LAN are unable to reach the Internet after installing GajShield. The Internet connection was working fine before GajShield was installed. What is wrong?
A. Make sure to restart the Internet router after installing GajShield. There is a possibility that the arp address in the router has not been refreshed and is still pointing to the old system. Also, try to ping the router from the GajShield UPTM using the.....
Q. A proxy server firewall was removed when GajShield was installed. Now clients on the LAN are unable to access any Internet services. What is going wrong?
A. Proxy servers require the client software be configured to connect to the proxy, breaking the basic client-server model of the Internet. To allow client access to the Internet without the proxy, disable the proxy setting in each client application. .....
Q. Once GajShield is installed, is it necessary to change the IP settings of each node on the network?
A. No, GajShield is installed between the router and LAN and configures itself to intercept and pass traffic destined for the Internet router. No client configuration is required, unlike for proxy servers......
Q. When attempting to connect to GajShield for initial configuration, the Web browser displays "Host not responding" errors. How is this corrected?
A. Make sure to set the IP address of the computer being used for initial configuration to the same subnet address of the GajShield.. During initial configuration, it is suggested that this address be 192.168.0.1 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0. If sma.....
Does GajShield support user authentication for URL filtering?
Q. Does GajShield support user authentication for URL filtering? A. GajShield supports Local Database, LDAP, Radius, TACACS+ and Microsoft Active Directory user authentication. All GajShield UPTMs can be easily configured to support the above authenticati.....
Do I need to reconfigure my browser to use the URL filtering provided in GajShield?
Q. Do I need to reconfigure my browser to use the URL filtering provided in GajShield? A. GajShield supports two modes of operations Transparent Mode Proxy Mode In Transparent Mode, you do not have to change the settings on your browser. .....

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Q. A particular URL is not categorised by GajShield, can I send it to you?
A. Please send the URL to support@gajshield.com along with the Category, you feel that it belongs to. Our team will review it and update the relevant category......
Q. How often is the URLs added into the database?
A. URL are categories round the clock at the GajShield data centre. They are updated every 5 minutes......
Q. I would like to allow our users to only browse during non-peak hours. How do I do that in Gajshield?
A. Go to Browsing->Site Policy->Schedule. Enable only the time you wish a group to browse. By default, all groups are allowed to browse at all times. After modifying the schedule for a group, restart proxy at Browsing->Setup->Start Proxy......
Q. Can I block files of a particular type?
A. GajShield supports file-block by mime-types. You can configure the required mime types to block for a group. This can be done at BROWSING->MimePolicy. If a group has been configured to block mime-types by default, you can specify the mime-types who w.....
Does GajShield support user authentication for URL filtering?
Q. Does GajShield support user authentication for URL filtering? A. GajShield supports Local Database, LDAP, Radius, TACACS+ and Microsoft Active Directory user authentication. All GajShield UPTMs can be easily configured to support the above authenticati.....
Do I need to reconfigure my browser to use the URL filtering provided in GajShield?
Q. Do I need to reconfigure my browser to use the URL filtering provided in GajShield? A. GajShield supports two modes of operations Transparent Mode Proxy Mode In Transparent Mode, you do not have to change the settings on your browser. .....
Q. Does GajShield support category based blocking?
A. Yes, GajShield does support URL categories, some of which are Advertisements And Pop-Ups Alcohol And Tobacco Anonymizers Arts Botnets Business Chat Child Abuse Images Compromised Computers And Technology Criminal Activity Cults Dating And.....