Disabling socks on the soho – WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard SOHO and SOHO | tc User Manual
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SOCKS for SOHO
• If you can choose different services or versions of SOCKS,
choose SOCKS version 5..
• Select port 1080 for the application
• For the SOCKS proxy, enter the URL or IP address of the
SOHO private network. The default IP address is
192.168.111.0.
Disabling SOCKS on the SOHO
Once you have used a SOCKS-compliant application through the
SOHO, the primary SOCKS port is available to anyone on your
private network. You can, however, close this security gap between
uses of SOCKS applications. To disable SOCKS:
1
Using your Web browser, go to http://192.168.111.1.
2
Select System Administration.
The System Administration menu appears.
3
Select Service Options.
The
Service Options
menu appears.
4
Enable the checkbox next to the Disable SOCKS proxy
selection.
This disables the SOHO from acting as a SOCKS proxy.
5
Click Submit to implement this configuration.
When you need to use SOCKS again, follow this procedure:
1
Using your Web browser, go to http://192.168.111.1.
2
Select System Administration.
The System Administration menu appears.
3
Select Service Options.
The
Service Options
menu appears.
4
Disable the checkbox next to the Disable SOCKS proxy
selec
tion
.
This enables the SOHO to act as a SOCKS proxy.