User`s guide

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It is recommended to reserve a standalone server for the firewall’s purposes (Internet gateway).
Such server can be:
• A physical or virtual server with Windows.
Use Kerio Control in a Windows edition installed in the system as an application. The
firewall can be run along with other server applications, such as the mailserver with
groupware fetaures Kerio Connect. However, the firewall host should not be used as
a user workstation.
Implementation on a server with Windows is suitable especially in minor networks
where only one server is available, or if you want to use Kerio Control to replace an
existing software firewall or proxy server.
• A physical or virtual server without operating system.
If there is a physical or virtual server reserved where no other applications will be
run, it is recommended to use the Kerio Control’s Software Appliance edition which
provides firewall including a host operating system. Compared with the Windows
edition on the same hardware, this version offers higher performance and network
throughput. It also guarantees no collisions with incompatible applications and
system services. However, no other applications can be hosted on the same system
along with the firewall.
Besides that, for the VMware platform, there is a ready virtual appliance available in
OVF and VMX, simply to be imported and started.