Some help needed

[Andyt3e]

Hi,

I am a tech support that has been put in charge of making a proxy server for my company I am going to use Wingate for this, it will be first time I have used Wingate I have a few questions at this point and I am sure that I will have more soon enough but if anyone could help me out with them that would be great.



Questions;

1, Can I install Wingate on a windows XP machince, if so what are the min spec's for the machince to be?

2, Can I use Wingate as a proxy server without a server inviroment being in place (Windows Server standard 2008 which is due to be added a later date) and use it to contorl the internet.

3, Can I create user profiles and set either static IP's or DCHP ( as Active Directory will not be present aleast for a few weeks after the install of proxy server) and at this point in time each member of staff have there own PC's which is set to DCHP from the Router and they have there own login details. Again I dont have a server installed, 31 users 31 pcs each with there own login to there own machince.



Any help would be great


Regards

Andyt3e

[logan]

1, Can I install Wingate on a windows XP machince, if so what are the min spec's for the machince to be?

Here's a knowledgebase article on the subject: Minimum Requirements for Installation

2, Can I use Wingate as a proxy server without a server inviroment being in place (Windows Server standard 2008 which is due to be added a later date) and use it to contorl the internet.

A Windows Server environment is not necessary to run WinGate. Windows XP is sufficient.

3, Can I create user profiles and set either static IP's or DCHP ( as Active Directory will not be present aleast for a few weeks after the install of proxy server) and at this point in time each member of staff have there own PC's which is set to DCHP from the Router and they have there own login details. Again I dont have a server installed, 31 users 31 pcs each with there own login to there own machince.

I don't quite understand your question, but WinGate has it's own DHCP service built in for issuing IP addresses to networked computers. It also has a user database for handling user accounts and authentication. If this isn't what you wanted to know, please feel free to rephrase the question.

[Andyt3e]

1, Can I install Wingate on a windows XP machince, if so what are the min spec's for the machince to be?

Here's a knowledgebase article on the subject: Minimum Requirements for Installation

2, Can I use Wingate as a proxy server without a server inviroment being in place (Windows Server standard 2008 which is due to be added a later date) and use it to contorl the internet.

A Windows Server environment is not necessary to run WinGate. Windows XP is sufficient.

3, Can I create user profiles and set either static IP's or DCHP ( as Active Directory will not be present aleast for a few weeks after the install of proxy server) and at this point in time each member of staff have there own PC's which is set to DCHP from the Router and they have there own login details. Again I dont have a server installed, 31 users 31 pcs each with there own login to there own machince.

I don't quite understand your question, but WinGate has it's own DHCP service built in for issuing IP addresses to networked computers. It also has a user database for handling user accounts and authentication. If this isn't what you wanted to know, please feel free to rephrase the question.

Thanks for the help Logan, yeah all the above questions answered.

One more question;

Can I use Wingate to make the accounts "profile" or do these have to be set up on each windows machince and then inputed into Wingate?


**EDIT**

Sorry one more question.

Can people use remote access from an outside line (at home) or will Wingate prevent this?

[Nev]

One more question;

Can I use Wingate to make the accounts "profile" or do these have to be set up on each windows machince and then inputed into Wingate?


**EDIT**

Sorry one more question.

Can people use remote access from an outside line (at home) or will Wingate prevent this?

Hi,

Not Logan, not quite ½ as useful but I'll try.

What I would do is add the usernames [all 31] to Wingate either as local pc accounts or using Wingate's User Database manager.

For remote access, you can create specific port allowances and these can be re-directed in Wingate's NAT or Extended Networking.

As an example I could access a remote server on a custom port, say 5610, Wingate re-directs the RDP request to the host machine inside the LAN on the standard port such as 3389.

[Andyt3e]

Hi,

Not Logan, not quite ½ as useful but I'll try.

What I would do is add the usernames [all 31] to Wingate either as local pc accounts or using Wingate's User Database manager.

For remote access, you can create specific port allowances and these can be re-directed in Wingate's NAT or Extended Networking.

As an example I could access a remote server on a custom port, say 5610, Wingate re-directs the RDP request to the host machine inside the LAN on the standard port such as 3389.

Hi thanks Nev, I think what I am going to do it use the trail version and make a small test network. I am already certain that am going to buy Wingate just waiting for the nod to buy the 50 lie pack.


Will this allow remote access on wireless mahinces as I know that you can lock this out on other programs ?

How good is the firewall that si built in to wingate?

Do I have to use Kaspersky AV for Wingate or can I use my own Firewall and Av?

If I can use my own versionn of Firewall and AV do I have to disable Wingate firewall or can both run along side each other on the proxy server?

We have a BT bussiness router at this point in time which is configuered to work with auto IP on the client end can I keep the auto ip (wingate server has auto ip) or do I have to use static IP and get the wingate to use DHCP for all users connected to it?

[logan]

Not Logan, not quite ½ as useful but I'll try.

You should give yourself more credit Nev :).

Will this allow remote access on wireless mahinces as I know that you can lock this out on other programs ?

Could you clarify what you mean by remote access on wireless machines?

How good is the firewall that si built in to wingate?

It's a stateful packet inspecting firewall (SPI), which means it not only blocks/allows packets, but it also keeps a track of TCP sessions and can discard bad packets even if that port was allowed. The firewall also stays active even if the WinGate engine is stopped or crashes for whatever reason, so you're not left with an unprotected network.

Do I have to use Kaspersky AV for Wingate or can I use my own Firewall and Av?

You have to use an AV plugin developed specifically for WinGate, so that rules out using any ol' AV suite. Your two options are; Kaspersky AntiVirus for WinGate, or Dr.Web for WinGate.

Kaspersky AntiVirus for WinGate is the AV product developed in house and licensed from Kaspersky Labs. However it is based on one of their older engines which is showing it's age. A new version of KAV based on the latest engine from Kaspersky Labs is in development.
Dr.Web for WinGate is a third party product developed by Dr.Web themselves. I haven't tried it myself, but it sounds like a good product. Their website is http://products.drweb.com/gateway/qbik/

Both these products have free trial periods, so I recommend trying them both and deciding which one you like better. Obviously, don't install them both in the same WinGate installation at the same time though.

If I can use my own versionn of Firewall and AV do I have to disable Wingate firewall or can both run along side each other on the proxy server?

WinGate would run alongside a third party firewall, but it's not recommended because it makes administering the firewalls complicated. Anything you do to one firewall has to be done to another. Do you plan on using WinGate to provide NAT access for the client computers on your network, or do you just want the WWW Proxy service? If you just want the proxy service, then I think it's reasonable to disable WinGate's firewall and use your own firewall if you want, but if you want to use WinGate for NAT, then I recommend using WinGate's firewall and disabling any third party firewalls.

If you're running an antivirus suite on the WinGate computer (not an AV plugin for WinGate, but a personal AV suite), then make sure it's configured so that it does not scan the WinGate engine or the WinGate directory. WinGate constantly handles files in it's directory, so having an AV suite trying to lock and scan those files all the time puts a bit of a performance hit on WinGate.

We have a BT bussiness router at this point in time which is configuered to work with auto IP on the client end can I keep the auto ip (wingate server has auto ip) or do I have to use static IP and get the wingate to use DHCP for all users connected to it?

If you're not planning on using WinGate for NAT, then you could leave the BT router doing DHCP for the network and simply configure the clients to use the WinGate server as their proxy.
If you are planning on using WinGate for NAT, then you would be better off disabling the BT routers DHCP service, configuring WinGate with a static IP and letting WinGate handle DHCP for the network.


We uploaded a video to YouTube recently that briefly demonstrates installing WinGate and getting DHCP, DNS and NAT working out of the box. You might find it interesting to watch before embarking on setting up your own test network.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKaEVQe3nwU

If you have any further questions, let us know.