Ideco Gateway - Linux based router, firewall, proxy and internet connection sharing
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Free Enterprise Internet Gateway and Firewall based on Linux

Ideco Gateway - Proxy Server

Ideco Gateway is a proxy server designed to meet the control, security and communications needs of today’s Internet-connected businesses.

Ideco Gateway provides you the flexibility to choose the features and capabilities that best match your needs and budget, whether you need to manage an enterprise, small business, or home network.

Key Functions

Ideco Gateway Proxy allows you to:

  • Provide secure and managed Internet access for your entire network via a single or multiple shared internet connections (via transparent proxy also).
  • Enforce advanced and flexible access-control and acceptable use policies.
  • Monitor usage in real time, and maintain per-user and per-service audit logs.
  • Stop viruses, spam and inappropriate content from entering your network.
  • Provide comprehensive internet and intranet email services.
  • Protect your servers from internal or external threats.
  • Improve network performance and responsiveness with web and DNS caching.
  • Ease administration burdens on your internal networks.

Key Benefits

Using Ideco Gateway to actively manage the use of your Internet and network resources can provide many benefits, including:

  • Improved Employee productivity.
  • Minimised time and resources required to maintain network integrity.
  • Reduced Employer liabilities.
  • Improved efficiency, responsiveness and reliability of network access.

Easy Internet Sharing

Ideco Gateway will share most types of Internet connections effortlessly, allowing multiple users to simultaneously surf the web (directly or via proxy), retrieve their email, or chat with online messaging, as if they were directly connected to the Internet. Whether it is a simple dialup modem or hi tech broadband solution, Ideco Gateway can help to make the most out of the connection. Ideco Gateway will handle requests from a wide variety of Web applications and Internet protocols, such as Web browsers, Messaging software, FTP and SSL.

Control Internet Access

With Ideco Gateway's user database and policies, administrators alike can limit and control users access to the web. Logging, auditing, and a real time activity and history viewer - detailed records of user activities can be easily examined. This makes Ideco Gateway an ideal choice for Internet cafes and network administrators who work in environments where Internet access needs to be monitored closely.

Built-in Security

Ideco Gateway proxy server comes complete with a built in firewall to ensure that each Internet connection is kept safe from attacks by hackers and intruders from the Internet. Your network safety can be further enhanced with optional plug-in components, available seperately, which will scan incoming data for viruses, or filter out inappropriate content. This gives peace of mind to network administrators, so that you can be sure that your family or co-workers are using the Internet appropriately.

To see other features, read Ideco Gateway Overview.