System information

Chapter 6. Webability
This chapter shows how to use a Web browser workstation to remotely manage
your environment.
6.1 Internet Connections to TME 10 NetFinity
This chapter shows the different ways to connect from a managing workstation to
remote workstations or LANs over the Internet using the TME 10 NetFinity 4.0
product. Having the possibility to manage workstations and servers using the
World Wide Web gives you great flexibility for accessing system information
independent of where the systems are physically located. You don′t have to
have a TME 10 NetFinity Manager installed at your local managing workstation.
You can use the managing functions of the managing workstation at the remote
site. In this case, you only have access to the TME 10 NetFinity managing
services using the Internet from your local station, but not worry about other
network protocols such as NetBIOS, TCP/IP or IPX. Figure 174 on page 146
shows the connections that may be used to get access to remote workstations.
Within this chapter we call the system that provides the interface between the
remote LAN and the Internet a
gateway . This gateway also provides the data
transfer and protocol conversion between the LAN and the Internet. It further
provides the TME 10 NetFinity Manager services, because you don′t have to
have the NetFinity manager code installed at your local managing workstation,
which has the Web browser installed. It also provides the security setup for
accessing the remote LAN from a TME 10 NetFinity Manager using the Internet.
Please be aware, that if you are using the TME 10 NetFinity Manager using the
Internet, TME 10 NetFinity works as a
nonsecure Internet server. There may be a
future version of TME 10 NetFinity which may provide the proper security
features, but up to now with TME 10 NetFinity Version 4.0 from an Internet point
of view, it is nonsecure. Of course all security features of TME 10 NetFinity are
functioning and cannot be circumvented.
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