2.1.4. Zorp Management Console (ZMC)

The Zorp Management Console (ZMC) is the graphical interface to Zorp Management Server (ZMS). A single ZMS engine can manage several different Zorp firewalls. ZMC is designed so, that almost all administration tasks of Zorp can be accomplished with it and therefore no advanced Linux skills are required to manage the firewall.

Note

ZMC can connect to the ZMS host remotely, even over the Internet. All connections between ZMC and ZMS are SSL-encrypted, and use TCP port 1314.

ZMC can only alter configurations stored in the ZMS database. It does not directly communicate with the firewall hosts.

Communication between ZMC, ZMS, and Zorp

Figure 2.2. Communication between ZMC, ZMS, and Zorp

For information on the installation of ZMC see Chapter 5, Installing the Zorp Management Console in Zorp Professional 7 Installation Guide.

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