Kerio Tech KERIO WINROUTE FIREWALL 6 - Manual (Page 124)

Chapter 8 Configuration of network services
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where 192.168.1.1 is the IP address of the WinRoute host and number 3128 represents
the port of the proxy server (see above).
The Allow browsers to use configuration script automatically... option adjusts the config-
uration script in accord with the current WinRoute configuration and the settings of the
local network:
• Direct access — no proxy server will be used by browsers
• WinRoute proxy server — IP address of the WinRoute host and the port on which
the proxy server is running will be used by the browser (see above).
Note: The configuration script requires that the proxy server is always available (even if
the Direct access option is used).
Allow browsers to use configuration script automatically...
It is possible to let Internet Explorer be configured automatically by the DHCP server. To
set this, enable the Automatically detect settings option.
WinRoute’s DHCP server must be running (see chapter 8.2 ), otherwise the function will
not work. TCP/IP parameters at the host can be static — Internet Explorer sends a special
DHCP query when started.
Hint
This method enables to configure all Internet Explorer browsers at all local hosts by a sin-
gle click.
8.5 HTTP cache
Using cache to access Web pages that are opened repeatedly reduces Internet traffic (in case of
line where traffic is counted, it is also remarkable that using of cache decreases total volume
of transferred data). Downloaded files are saved to the hard drive of the WinRoute host so that
it is not necessary to download them from the web server again later.
All objects are stored in cache for a certain time only (Time To Live — TTL). This time defines
whether checks for the most recent versions of the particular objects will be performed upon
a new request of the page. The required object will be found in cache unless the TTL timeout
has expired. If it has expired, a check for a new update of the object will be performed. This
ensures continuous update of objects that are stored in the cache.
The cache can be used either for direct access or for access via the proxy server. If you
use direct access, the HTTP protocol inspector must be applied to the traffic. In the default
configuration of WinRoute, this condition is met for the HTTP protocol at the default port 80
(for details, see chapters 7.3 and 14.3 ).
To set HTTP cache parameters go to the Cache tab in Configuration → Content Filtering →
HTTP Policy.
Enable cache on transparent proxy
This option enables cache for HTTP traffic that uses the HTTP protocol inspector (direct
access to the Internet).