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Q. Can one club number of services together & use it as single service at particular instance? How?
A. Services can be grouped together to create service groups. These can then be used to setup firewall policies. You can create service groups at FIREWALL->Services->Service Groups. You can also add multiple services while creating firewall policies......
Q. Does GajShield UPTM come with built-in name server?
A. Yes. All GajShield UPTMs come with a built-in name server. You should use the local server for better performance. In addition to the local server, you can also provide other servers. You can add other name server at NETWORK->Basic->Nameservers.....
Q. What are aliases?
A. GajShield UPTM can be used to NAT servers behind the firewall. This can be done using proxyarp or by reverse NATs. If you configure the firewall to provide reverse NAT, you will need to assign the external IP address to the firewall as an alias. This ca.....
Q. Does GajShield support PPPOE?
A. Yes, you can configure any interface as PPPOE. You will need to provide the following information Interface Name: indicates the default function of the interface (for example, Secure, Insecure, DMZ) Interface Type: indicates whether PPPoE is to.....
Q. How can one configure interfaces?
A. All GajShield's UPTM interfaces can be configured using NETWORK->Basic->Interfaces. You can assign the required IP, give it a name, type. If this interface is connected to your Internet, you should also provide the gateway or router to which it is.....
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.....

POPULAR DOCUMENTS IN SETUP


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. 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.....
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. Does GajShield support PPPOE?
A. Yes, you can configure any interface as PPPOE. You will need to provide the following information Interface Name: indicates the default function of the interface (for example, Secure, Insecure, DMZ) Interface Type: indicates whether PPPoE is to.....
Q. How can one configure interfaces?
A. All GajShield's UPTM interfaces can be configured using NETWORK->Basic->Interfaces. You can assign the required IP, give it a name, type. If this interface is connected to your Internet, you should also provide the gateway or router to which it is.....
Q. What are aliases?
A. GajShield UPTM can be used to NAT servers behind the firewall. This can be done using proxyarp or by reverse NATs. If you configure the firewall to provide reverse NAT, you will need to assign the external IP address to the firewall as an alias. This ca.....
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. Does GajShield UPTM come with built-in name server?
A. Yes. All GajShield UPTMs come with a built-in name server. You should use the local server for better performance. In addition to the local server, you can also provide other servers. You can add other name server at NETWORK->Basic->Nameservers.....
Q. Can one club number of services together & use it as single service at particular instance? How?
A. Services can be grouped together to create service groups. These can then be used to setup firewall policies. You can create service groups at FIREWALL->Services->Service Groups. You can also add multiple services while creating firewall policies......