Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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Proxy Properties: PINGD—General tab
The ping proxy handles ICMP echo traffic, letting you ping external networks and receive a response
back through the security gateway. Using ping lets you check network connectivity and troubleshoot
possible networking problems.
Associated tasks
The task that you can perform with this tab is:
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“Configuring access for ICMP traffic” on page 239
Proxy Properties: PINGD—Description tab
Optionally, provides an extended description. This information is useful to help track changes or it can
be used as criteria for searches.
The maximum length is 20,000 alphanumeric characters.
Proxy Properties: POP3—General tab
The POP3 proxy prevents attacks from being propagated through the security gateway when users
retrieve their email from external servers. The POP3 proxy provides services such as access control,
address transparency, NAT, RFC compliance enforcement, and antispam and antivirus scanning. In
addition, the POP3 proxy supports Out Of Band Authentication (OOBA).
Associated tasks
The task that you can perform with this tab is:
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“Configuring access for inbound and outbound email” on page 229
Table D-186
Proxy Properties: PINGD—General tab
Field Description
Enable Indicates whether this option is enabled.
This option is checked by default.
Caption An optional, brief description of the ping proxy.
The maximum length is 128 characters.
For longer descriptions, use the Description tab.
Table D-187 Proxy Properties: POP3—General tab
Field Description
Enable Indicates whether this option is enabled.
This option is enabled by default.
Caption An optional, brief description of the POP3 proxy.
The maximum length is 128 characters,
For longer descriptions, use the Description tab.