Proxy Server

Web Access Control

Mailtraq Proxy Service (option) can make it straightforward to control how Users browse the web.

The Web Proxy

This service appears to the local network to be a web server, and page requests made to the proxy are forwarded to other servers on the Internet. Most web browsers support the use of web proxies, making it possible to control your entire network through this single Internet connection. Configuration...

You are in Control

When a user wishes to browse a page not available on the local network, their browser requests the page from Mailtraq. You decide what sites they can access with both blacklist and whitelist controls, schedule access times, plus warning notifications to the Admin, and more.

Low cost

The Big Benefit is cost effectiveness. Mailtraq provides a comprehensive proxy service that covers far more than simply web services, and such a facility is usually found in very expensive and highly demanding software. And like every service that Mailtraq provides, you'll have it configured in seconds.

The advantage over a network router is...

	You can control what clients can access, and monitor their activity
	Easy to configure - create schedules, black-lists, white-lists
	Access is secure, since outside machines can only access the Mailtraq server (which provides firewall protection for all its services)
	The Web Proxy also supports FTP requests through HTTP. For example, Mailtraq can accommodate ftp://host.com/file type links accessed through web browsers.

Configuration
For Configuration see KB00022603 Web Proxy Quickstart Guide and other articles in the 'Proxy' section of the Knowledgebase

Prices

The Mailtraq proxy is available as a low-cost addition to a Mailtraq license for only $70.00 for 5-users to $399.00 for 50-users or more. The Proxy can be added to any Mailtraq after purchase from your account at https://my.mailtraq.com

Please contact support@enstar.net for more information on adding the Proxy option to your Mailtraq Installation.

Low bandwidth connections (dial-up)

The Mailtraq Proxy Service can make it possible to browse the web, access remote mailboxes, collect news, access FTP sites, use Telnet, and many other functions from any machine on your network, using only one connection to the Internet.

You can manage the dialup, reducing telephone or on-line costs, and sharing the cost of a single connection amongst all the clients. If Mailtraq's machine is not currently connected to the Internet, it can initiate a dialup connection and then pass on the request to the appropriate machine.

Mailtraq can handle any number of simultaneous connections, and can automatically disconnect from a dialup connection when it is no longer needed. This works in harmony with your mail and news services, so while you are browsing, your colleague can use the same telephone time to collect new e-mail.

FTP Proxy

The Mailtraq FTP Proxy is a separate service added from the Options | Services dialog that allows FTP clients to connect to remote FTP Servers in a similar fashion to the web proxy.

Mailtraq's FTP Proxy provides access control through the user accounting system, and allows clients to negotiate the proxy setup using a variety of common methods.