Package Selections

EnGarde Secure Professional offers the ability to choose what packages you wish to have installed on your EnGarde system. In this dialog you can choose which packages you wish to install.

You can choose from the following packages:

Database Packages

 

Select this option to include support for building databases Use the MySQL database to build true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL databases, enabling EnGarde system users and applications to create robust interactive Web sites and powerful E-commerce sites.

DNS Packages

 

EnGarde Secure Professional can manage DNS for thousands of domains for external users trying to access virtual Web and email sites running on EnGarde, as well as for internal users. This is all configurable using the WebTool.

Firewall Packages

 

The integrated Gateway Firewall includes the ability to protect organizations from malicious cybervandals. The port forwarding functionality provides small organizations with the ability to publish internal servers on the Internet. Network Address Translation provides security by masquerading requests by internal clients for Internet services as well as enabling organizations to use a single IP address for all their internal workstations to reach the Internet.

Mail Packages

 

The include email server has been engineered to provide security and stability and can control email for hundreds of domains with the click of a mouse. Mail can then be retrieved in a secure format using conventional email clients. Additional security improvements have been made including protection from common email threats as well as restricting unsolicited email.

NIDS Packages

 

The intrusion detection features will detect and notify you of possible threats and security related events. Select this option to enable network and host intrusion detection on your EnGarde system.

Web Packages

 

All Web functions are configurable using the WebTool. The creation of thousands of fully-functional virtual Web sites, including CGI, PHP, and perl support, can be easily managed and maintained. Select this option to provide services for building Web sites.

This dialog box contains a list-box that has listed all the available packages. You can navigate the list-box with the arrow keys. Once an item has been highlighted press the Enter key. This will turn the item red. When you move the cursor the item will appear orange. That item has now been flagged. To select another item do the same thing. To deselect an item simply highlight it and press Enter again.

If you choose not to install any packages just the core packages will be installed.

The only way to leave this dialog box and continue with the install is by selecting the Ok button.

Below is an example of what the dialog box will look like with multiple packages selected. Selected are the 'Databases' and 'Firewall' packages while the cursor highlights the 'Mail Services' package.

Once you have selected which packages you wish to install you can press the Ok button to continue and the packages will begin to install.

• [NOTE:]If you plan on using PPPoE you must select both the 'DNS' and 'Firewall' packages. Additional information concerning PPPoE, DHCP and broadband usage can be found in Sections and .

As each package is installed you will see a dialog box indicating which is being installed.