Chapter 3 WinRoute Administration
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## Chapter 3 WinRoute Administration

For WinRoute configuration, two tools are available:

The Web Administration interface

  The Web Administration interface allows both remote and local administration of the firewall via a common web browser. In the current version of WinRoute, the Web Administration allows configuration of all crucial WinRoute parameters:

  - network interfaces,

  - traffic rules,

  - HTTP and FTP filtering rules,

  - user accounts, groups and domains,

  - IP groups, URL groups, time ranges and network services.

  The Web Administration interface is available at `https://server:4081/admin` (`server` stands for the firewall name or IP address and `4081` for the default port of its web interface). HTTPS traffic between the client and the WinRoute Firewall Engine is encrypted. This protects the communication from tapping and misuse. It is recommended to use the unsecured version of the Web Administration (the HTTP protocol) only for local administration of WinRoute (i.e. administration from the computer where it is installed).

Kerio Administration Console

  Kerio Administration Console (referred to as the Administration Console in this document) is an application used for administration of all Kerio Technologies' server products. All WinRoute parameters can be configured here.

  Using this program you can access the firewall either locally (from the WinRoute host) or remotely (from another host). Traffic between Administration Console and WinRoute Firewall Engine is encrypted. This protects you from tapping and misuse.

  Kerio Administration Console is installed on Windows hand-in-hand with it during the installation of Kerio WinRoute.

  The separate installation package Kerio Administration Console for WinRoute is available for remote administration from another host. The Kerio Administration Console is available for Windows only, but it can be used for administration of both WinRoute installed on Windows and Kerio WinRoute Firewall Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance.

  Detailed guidelines for the Administration Console are provided under Kerio Administration Console — Help (to view these guidelines, use option Help → Contents in the main Administration Console window, or you can download it from http://www.kerio.com/firewall/manual).

The following chapters of this document address individual sections of the Administration Console, the module which allows full configuration. The Web Administration interface is almost identical as the Administration Console and its sections.

Note:

1. The Web Administration interface and the Administration Console for WinRoute are available in 16 localization versions. The Web Administration interface allows language selection by simple switching of the flag located in the top right corner of the window or by following the browser language preferences. The Administration Console allows language settings in the Tools menu of the login dialog box.

2. Upon the first login to the Administration Console after a successful WinRoute installation, the traffic rules wizard is run so that the initial WinRoute configuration can be performed. For a detailed description on this wizard, please refer to chapter 7.1 Network Rules Wizard 7.1 Network Rules Wizard.

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