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Deciding what to do next
Instant Internet is a powerful system that enables you to customize settings and
services specifically for your organization. Following are some suggestions for
getting started:
• To establish and maintain control over the Internet sites your users and groups
of users access, for example, block access to Web sites, newsgroups, and
incoming ports, refer to
Chapter 2, “User access administration,” on page 35 .
• To log and view the Internet sites your users are accessing, refer to Chapter 3,
“Internet activity logging,” on page 93 .
• To use the Instant Internet unit as a Web, DNS, or SOCKS proxy server, refer
to
Chapter 4, “Proxy services,” on page 115 .
• To adjust the default IP services or configure the IP services on Instant
Internet, refer to
Chapter 5, “Advanced IP configuration,” on page 127 .
• To use the Instant Internet unit in a virtual private network (VPN), refer to
Chapter 6, “IP security and VPN,” on page 167 .
• To speed up the Internet response time even more by caching sites that are
accessed on a regular basis, refer to
Chapter 7, “Web cache configuration,” on
page 201 .
Web Configuration This feature allows you to access and edit the Instant Internet configuration files
using a Web browser.
Web (HTTP) Proxy
Server Enabling the Instant Internet as a Web (HTTP) proxy server provides:
• A single point of contact for LAN workstations
• A single point for LAN workstations to obtain access to other proxies
• Web caching to the network in addition to individual workstations (on Instant
Internet 400 units equipped with additional memory and Instant Internet 400-S
units)
Table 1 Services that Instant Internet provides (continued)
Service Features