wXa-203, wXa-213, wXa-223
Optimizer
v2.2.1
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4.2.2.
Multi-User Environment
This is a single-user router that can be configured for use in a multi-user environment.
The idea is that you, as the installer or network administrator, will configure the router,
using these guidelines, before installing it at its ultimate destination.
Once installed, the onsite administrator will log in and land on the Home page. The Home
page has the common tasks that will be used locally just as creating and managing crew
accounts.
The onsite administrator does not have access to the full user interface and therefore
does not have the ability to re-configure the router. There is a separate user guide for
the onsite administrator: Optimizer Onsite Administrator Guide.
4.3.
How It Works Out of the Box
We ship the router ready for use with a RedPort-certified compression email and/or web
browsing account.
This default setup allows anyone with a RedPort-certified email or web account (with a
Primary Account username
and password) to use the router, as is, to send and receive email and to browse the
Internet.
This out-of-the-box configuration works well for single broadband users.
This configuration is also suitable for the multi-user environment where each person has
a separate primary email and/or web browsing account. While you have the benefit of
email and web compression on each primary account, all users have unlimited access
to the Internet.
If you are in a multi-user environment, we recommend enabling Transparent proxy. With
Transparent Proxy enabled, all traffic on port 80 (http port) is redirected through the
internal proxy server. This allows URL and DNS filtering (whitelist and blacklist sites),
some content filtering (i.e. remove flash video) and you can turn on http logging to see
what URLs are being accessed by the users. You also have the option to communicate
upstream to a compression proxy server. For savings on voice calls consider RedPort
VoIP service. You may realize further savings by enabling shared web compression (see
Section 5.1).
Best Practice is to have a knowledgeable technician (someone who knows about proxy
servers and routers) go through and generate a custom configuration. In a fleet
environment, this custom configuration can be recorded and used on other Optimizer
routers within the organization.