1. Summary of contents

Chapter 1, Introduction describes the main functionality and purpose of the Proxedo Network Security Suite.

Chapter 2, Concepts of the PNS Gateway solution describes the features and capabilities of the different components of PNS, as well as the concepts of PNS.

Chapter 3, Managing PNS hosts describes the main configuration utility of PNS.

Chapter 4, Registering new hosts explains how to manage several firewalls using a single management server.

Chapter 5, Networking, routing, and name resolution describes the management of network interfaces, such as Ethernet cards.

Chapter 6, Managing network traffic with PNS describes how to customize the firewall system for optimal security.

Chapter 7, Logging with syslog-ng introduces the capabilities of syslog-ng.

Chapter 8, The Text editor plugin discusses how to manage external services from Management Console.

Chapter 9, Native services describes the built-in DNS, NTP and mailing services of PNS.

Chapter 10, Local firewall administration explains how to manage PNS from a local console.

Chapter 11, Key and certificate management in PNS introduces the use and management of certificates.

Chapter 13, Advanced MS and Agent configuration discusses various advanced topics.

Chapter 12, Clusters and high availability introduces the use and management of PNS clusters.

Chapter 14, Virus and content filtering using CF discusses the concepts, configuration, and use of the Content Filtering framework and the related modules.

Chapter 15, Connection authentication and authorization details the authentication and authorization services provided by PNS and the Authentication Server.

Chapter 16, Virtual Private Networks how to build encrypted connections between remote networks and hosts using virtual private networks (VPNs).

Chapter 17, Integrating PNS to external monitoring systems describes how to integrate PNS to your monitoring infrastructure.

Appendix A, Packet Filtering discusses how to configure and manage the built-in packet filter of PNS.

Appendix B, Keyboard shortcuts in Management Console describes the keyboard shortcuts available in Management Console.

Appendix C, Further readings is a list of suggested reference materials in different PNS and network security related fields.

Appendix D, Proxedo Network Security Suite End-User License Agreement includes the text of the End-User License Agreement applicable to PNS products.

Appendix E, Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License includes the text of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License applicable to The Proxedo Network Security Suite 1.0 Administrator Guide.