Forcing users to use the Proxy Server

With NAT enabled clients may access web pages without any configuration to their web browser. In some environments it may be more desireable to monitor and regulate the web sites visited by local users by pointing their web browsers to use WinRoute's built-in proxy component. To prevent users from re-configuring their browser you must prohibit access to http protocol through WinRoute's packet filter by applying the following rules.

Let's assume your LAN segment uses a 192.168.100.0/24 subnet. The following rule would be applied as incoming to the LAN interface.

For further configuration on restricting user access to web sites refer to the 'Proxy Server' section within this chapter.