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WinProxyÖ by Ositis Software
Version 2.1 Read Me File Contents:
1) WinProxy Product Overview
2) 30 Day Trial Note
3) How to Purchase WinProxy
4) Installation Notes
5) Version 2.1 release Notes
6) Ositis Software Contact
Please check the Technical Support Page on our web site for
additional release notes. http://www.winproxy.com
_________________________________________________________________
WinProxy Product Overview
WinProxy is secure firewall proxy server designed to run under
Windows 95 or Windows NT. When installed on a Local Area Network,
WinProxy acts as the network's intelligent Internet "gateway" by
optimizing the management and routing of all Internet traffic
through a single TCP/IP connection. This provides the user with
four principal advantages:
1) Simultaneous Internet access for multiple users through a
single Internet connection. This capability allows the user to
eliminate the complexity and expense of maintaining multiple
phone lines, modems, and user accounts for each individual
connection under conventional schemes.
2) Establishment of a secure firewall. Properly installed,
WinProxy prevents unauthorized access from the Internet to
resources located on the Local Area Network.
3) Optimized Internet connection. By providing DNS and HTTP
caching, access time to frequently visited sites is dramatically
reduced, even though a single physical connection is shared
throughout the network.
4) A managed Internet environment. Through features such as site
blacklisting, activity logging, time of day access, and services
authorization, Internet usage may be enabled and monitored on an
individual and/or site basis.
How WinProxy Works
WinProxy is a software only solution. It does not require a
dedicated server and is only installed on one PC on the network,
typically the one maintaining the physical TCP/IP connection to
the Internet. By installing WinProxy, the user in essence
designates that PC as the only PC authorized to make a physical
connection to the Internet. WinProxy then acts as the Network's
intelligent Internet gateway by accepting authorized requests for
Internet access from all other PCs and routing the connection
through WinProxy on behalf of the individual users, hence the
term proxy. Since Internet traffic tends to happen in "bursts",
WinProxy not only allows multiple users to share access to a
single physical connection, but also allows them to be on-line
simultaneously.
Internet access through WinProxy is virtually transparent to the
network's users, they simply open their browser or e-mail
application and are automatically connected to the Internet as if
they had their own dedicated connection. WinProxy runs unattended
as a service in the background, automatically establishing
connections when required and logging off when service is no
longer required.
_________________________________________________________________
30 Day Trial
WinProxy is automatically enabled for 30 days of use. After 30
days, you will need to contact Ositis Software, or a WinProxy
reseller to purchase a permanent license for WinProxy.
_________________________________________________________________
Purchasing WinProxy
You can order WinProxy with immediate delivery of a working
serial number by either purchasing WinProxy using the on-line
order form on our web site at http://www.winproxy.com, or calling
our sales department at 1 888 946-7769 or +1 510 734-1900. You
can also fax your order to +1 510 734-1904. Send e-mail to
Sales@Ositis.com for more information on purchasing WinProxy.
_________________________________________________________________
Installation
To install WinProxy, double-click on the WinProxy Self Extracting
file and select the Set-up button to begin installation process.
The installer will guide you through the installation of WinProxy
and its components. This will also create a WinProxy program
group containing WinProxy, this file, the logging application and
an un-installer in case you later want to remove the program.
The first time you launch WinProxy, you will be presented with a
registration screen requesting the information necessary to
properly register your End-User License Agreement. WinProxy will
automatically transmit this information to Ositis Software and
update the registered user database to ensure your eligibility
for technical support. You may want to make note of your serial
number at this time in case you need it for customer or technical
support purposes. It is the policy of Ositis Software to never
sell this information to any third party.
After this is completed select the Properties Wizard from the
File menu. The Properties Wizard will step you through the
initial setup. It will be easier if you have some information
already at hand as you step through:
a) The numeric IP address or name of your ISPÆs news server
(the name will be in a form similar to ænews.myisp.comÆ).
b) The numeric IP address or name of your ISPÆs mail (SMTP)
server. This is the address of the machine to which you send
mail.
c) The numeric IP address or name of your ISPÆs POP server.
This is the address of the machine from which you have been
getting your mail. At many ISPÆs the SMTP and pop servers are at
the same address; at some they are not.
d) The name of the Dial-Up networking connection that you use
to connect to your ISP, your user name, and your password.
e) The IP address(es) of your ISPÆs DNS (Domain Name Service)
machines. These are often given as the primary and secondary
DNS servers; you will use the IP address of the primary DNS
server in Properties Wizard.
After you have configured WinProxy, select 'Show Client
Configuration' from the WinProxy File menu. This will show you
how to configure your client computers. This document changes as
your settings change. We recommend that you check this document
each time you reconfigure WinProxy.
_______________________________________________________________
Version 2.1 Release Notes
The 2.1 version of WinProxy fixes all known performance problems
as well as adding several new features requested by users. New
features include: improved Caching, additional support for
multiple mail servers, "Passive Mode" support for CERN FTP,
routing scripts, SSL support on non-standard ports, and timing
windows for maintaining a persistent connection and auto-dialing.
New Features and Corrections:
1) Support for multiple mail servers. When connecting to a
different mail server from the one in WinProxy's Mail Host IP,
specify the user as johndoe#POP#.ix.netcom.com or
johndoe#POP3.ix.netcom.com@WINPROXY (Eudora mail). The SMTP
settings for you primary mail server can remain the same.
2) Advanced Properties=>Protocols=>Mail. Default is enabled.
3)Time restrictions for automatic dial-up connection. (Advanced
Properties => Dial-Up Setup)
4)Persistent dial-up connection during specified time period.
(Advanced Properties => Dial-Up Setup)
5)Password based Remote Administration. (Advanced Properties)
6)Permit SSL (secure connections) on non-standard ports.
(Advanced Properties => Protocols => HTTP Setup)
7) Routing script to maintain default routes to your subnets in
Windows 95. (Advanced Properties => Dial-Up Setup => Routing
Script)
8) Auto-start for the logging application. You can start the
logging application at any time and WinProxy will connect to
it.
9) Detailed logging to a comma-delimited file. Requires 3rd party
Log file reporting application such as WebTrends. Configured
under the Logging tab.
10) "Passive mode" support for FTP. Advanced
Properties=>Protocols=>ftp. Default is disabled.
11) Blacklist and Namelist files are reloaded automatically when
changed.
12) Advanced Caching allows cache settings on a site by site
basis. Advanced Properties=>Cache=>Advanced Cache.
13) Dial-Up Connection/Modem status displayed in ConnectionView.
14) Implements and saves new configurations immediately, instead
of after start/stop.
15) Mapped Ports and user restriction information is saved to a
file instead of the Registry
16) More informative error messages
17) Faster Cache rebuild on StartUp.
18) Automatically checks for misconfigurations, reduces
venerability to intruders.
19) Increases sockets available under Windows 95 from 40 to more
than 1,000.
20) Fixes ftp file truncation.
21) Reduces service stops.
22) Eliminates high CPU usage.
23) Improved handling of RNL exceptions.
________________________________________________________________
Contacting Ositis Software
For additional information, support questions, bug reports or
feature requests, please send mail to: Info@Ositis.COM
For support questions or bug reports, please send e-mail to:
Support@Ositis.COM
Please include the following information:
- Your name, company name, e-mail address, telephone number and
postal address.
- The WinProxy version number (from the About Box).
- The WinSock version number (from the About Box).
- Your WinProxy serial number (even if it is an evaluation
number).
- The operating system and type of computer you are using.
We will not respond to support requests without the above
information.
Product updates and future releases will be available on our web
page at:
http://www.Ositis.com
Postal Mail:
Ositis Software
6150 Stoneridge Mall Dr. #180
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: (510) 734-1900
Fax: (510) 734-1904
_________________________________________________________________
WinProxy is a trademark of Ositis Software. Copyright 1998 Ositis
Software.