Chapter 2  Web user interface

Table of Contents

2.1  Accessing the web interface and user authentication
2.2  Status information and user statistics
2.3  User preferences
2.4  Dial-up

The most basic and bare function of the WinRoute's web interface is user login to the firewall (authentication at a session initiation). The firewall is usually configured to allow access to internet services (web pages, multimedia, FTP servers, etc.) only to authenticated users. The firewall allows viewing browsing statistics of individual users (visited web pages, data volume transferred, etc.) and applies possible restrictions. To keep the manipulation as simple as possible, automatic redirection to the web interface's authentication page is usually set for cases when user attempts to access a web page without having been authenticated at the firewall. Upon a successful login, the browser redirects to the requested web page. This procedure usually takes part at the opening of the home page upon startup of user's web browser. This makes user's authentication at the firewall almost transparent.

All users, regardless their user rights, can use the web interface to:

Users with corresponding privileges can also: