1. Summary of contents

Chapter 1, Introduction describes the main functionality and purpose of the Zorp Professional.

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

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

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 Zorp 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 Zorp Management Console.

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 14, Virus and content filtering using ZCV discusses the concepts, configuration, and use of the Zorp Content Vectoring System framework and the related modules.

Chapter 15, Connection authentication and authorization details the authentication and authorization services provided by Zorp and the Zorp 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 Zorp to external monitoring systems describes how to integrate Zorp to the monitoring infrastructure.

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

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

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

Appendix D, Zorp Professional End-User License Agreement includes the text of the End-User License Agreement applicable to Zorp 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 Zorp Professional 7 Administrator Guide.