GateWall is a user-friendly toolkit that enables LAN users to access the Internet. It allows administrators to monitor Internet connections, track traffic usage, and send detailed usage reports via email.
One of the most impressive features of GateWall is its flexible network control. It automates connection, work schedule, billing, traffic calculation, and more through predefined scenarios or “rules”. For instance, it can automatically shift user billing plans based on specified criteria such as date, web addresses visited, or time. Similarly, administrators can restrict Internet access based on users’ time online, traffic limits for a day/month, URL strings, IP addresses, or specific speed limits.
GateWall also offers advanced user tracking features. Administrators can view detailed status of active sessions, including user name, IP address, visited URLs, and bytes sent or received with ease. By setting up URL filtering policies, administrators can restrict users’ access to irrelevant websites, set up ad-filters, and prevent company bandwidth abuse. Further, GateWall can send users email with usage statistics on a regular basis. Its comprehensive statistics module also enables the generation of many reports on Internet usage to MS Excel format, exported to other software programs.
Along with other helpful features such as NAT, various user authorization methods, resource publishing, HTTP resource caching, port mapping for redirecting traffic, remote administration, and many others, GateWall offers an intuitive, well-designed interface that can be used easily by beginners as well as advanced users. It supports HTTP, FTP, POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, Telnet, IRC, NNTP, ICQ, and all other protocols over UDP/TCP.
Overall, GateWall is an excellent Internet management tool that offers complete network control and flexible management options. It's an indispensable software tool for all network administrators. A free 30-day trial is also available for those wanting to try this excellent software before buying it.
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