User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Using the Setup Wizard to Provision the STM in Your Network
- Choosing a Deployment Scenario
- Understanding the Steps for Initial Connection
- Logging In to the STM
- Using the Setup Wizard to Perform the Initial Configuration
- Setup Wizard Step 1 of 10: Introduction
- Setup Wizard Step 2 of 11: Networking Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 3 of 11: Time Zone
- Setup Wizard Step 4 of 11: Email Security
- Setup Wizard Step 5 of 11: Web Security
- Setup Wizard Step 6 of 11: Email Notification Server Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 7 of 11: Update Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 8 of 11: HTTP Proxy Settings
- Setup Wizard Step 9 of 11: Web Categories
- Setup Wizard Step 10 of 11: Configuration Summary
- Setup Wizard Step 11 of 11: Restarting the System
- Verifying Proper Installation
- Registering the STM with NETGEAR
- What to Do Next
- Chapter 3 Performing Network and System Management
- Configuring Network Settings
- Configuring Session Limits and Timeouts
- Configuring the HTTP Proxy Settings
- About Users with Administrative and Guest Privileges
- Configuring Remote Management Access
- Using an SNMP Manager
- Managing the Configuration File
- Updating the Software
- Configuring Date and Time Service
- Managing Digital Certificates
- Managing the Quarantine Settings
- Performance Management
- Chapter 4 Content Filtering and Optimizing Scans
- About Content Filtering and Scans
- Configuring E-mail Protection
- Configuring Web and Services Protection
- Configuring Application Control
- Setting Scanning Exclusions and Web Access Exceptions
- Chapter 5 Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication
- About Users, Groups, and Domains
- Configuring Groups
- Configuring User Accounts
- Configuring Authentication
- Global User Settings
- Viewing and Logging Out Active Users
- Chapter 6 Monitoring System Access and Performance
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and Using Online Support
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
- Index
ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
Introduction 1-5
v1.0, September 2009
Easy Installation and Management
You can install, configure, and operate the STM within minutes after connecting it to the network.
The following features simplify installation and management tasks:
• Browser-based management. Browser-based configuration allows you to easily configure
the STM from almost any type of personal computer, such as Windows, Macintosh, or Linux.
A user-friendly Setup Wizard is provided and online help documentation is built into the
browser-based Web Management Interface.
• SNMP. The STM supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to let you
monitor and manage log resources from an SNMP-compliant system manager. The SNMP
system configuration lets you change the system variables for MIB2.
• Diagnostic functions. The STM incorporates built-in diagnostic functions such as a Ping
utility, Trace-route utility, DNS lookup utility, and remote restart.
• Remote management. The STM allows you to log in to the Web Management Interface from
a remote location on the Internet. For security, you can limit remote management access to a
specified remote IP address or range of addresses.
• Visual monitoring. The STM’s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status
and activity.
Maintenance and Support
NETGEAR offers technical support seven days a week, 24 hours a day, according to the terms
identified in the Warranty and Support information card provided with your product.
STM Model Comparison
Table 1-1 compares the three STM models to show the differences:
Table 1-1. Differences Between the STM Models
Feature STM150 STM300 STM600
Performance and Sizing Guidelines
Concurrent Users up to 150 up to 300 up to 600
Web Scan Throughput 43 Mbps 148 Mbps 239 Mbps
Concurrent Scanned HTTP Connections 1500 3000 6000
SMTP Throughput (e-mails per hour) 139,000 420,000 960,000