AVIRA ANTIVIR UNIX WEBGATE, User Manual

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Configuration
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WebGate forwards the HTTP and FTP inquiries to localhost port 8080.
Change the port of the original proxy server according to the value of
HTTPProxyPort
(in
avwebgate.conf
), so that it can contact WebGate. For
example:
serverport 8080
If WebGate is installed on the actual proxy server:
Make sure that WebGate does not respond on the same server port, as is the
case in the example above.
If WebGate and the proxy server are installed on the same computer:
It is usually easier to adapt the settings of the proxy server and to inherit the initial
settings of the WebGate. In this way, you do not need to make any changes on the Clients.
It is also possible to install WebGate on a computer, other than the proxy server. The
settings must be done accordingly.
In this network configuration, a Client could also be a proxy server (for example, by
installing WebGate between two proxies).
WebGate between Proxy Server and Internet
(Network Configuration 2)
If you already use a proxy server, it is better to install WebGate between the proxy
and the Internet. In this way malicious software is intercepted by the proxy server.
WebGate can be installed directly on the proxy server machine or on another one.
WebGate directs the Clients’ inquiries through the proxy towards the Internet and
scans the answers from the Internet. The access to infected files from a Website is
blocked and only uninfected ones are forwarded to the Clients, through the proxy
server.