Winroute administration, Chapter 3 – Kerio Tech KERIO WINROUTE FIREWALL 6 User Manual
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Chapter 3
WinRoute Administration
For WinRoute configuration, two tools are available:
The Web Administration interface
The Web Administration interface allows both remote and local administration of the
firewall via a common web browser. In the current version of WinRoute, the Web Admin-
istration allows configuration of all crucial WinRoute parameters:
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network interfaces,
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traffic rules,
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HTTP and FTP filtering rules,
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user accounts, groups and domains,
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IP groups, URL groups, time ranges and network services.
The Web Administration interface is available at https://server:4081/admin (server
stands for the firewall name or IP address and 4081 for the default port of its web in-
terface). HTTPS traffic between the client and the WinRoute Firewall Engine is encrypted.
This protects the communication from tapping and misuse. It is recommended to use the
unsecured version of the Web Administration (the HTTP protocol) only for local adminis-
tration of WinRoute (i.e. administration from the computer where it is installed).
Kerio Administration Console
Kerio Administration Console (referred to as the Administration Console in this document)
is an application used for administration of all Kerio Technologies’ server products. All
WinRoute parameters can be configured here.
Using this program you can access the firewall either locally (from the WinRoute host)
or remotely (from another host). Traffic between Administration Console and WinRoute
Firewall Engine is encrypted. This protects you from tapping and misuse.
Kerio Administration Console is installed on Windows hand-in-hand with it during the
installation of Kerio WinRoute.
The separate installation package Kerio Administration Console for WinRoute is available
for remote administration from another host. The Kerio Administration Console is avail-
able for Windows only, but it can be used for administration of both WinRoute installed
on Windows and Kerio WinRoute Firewall Software Appliance / VMware Virtual Appliance.
Detailed guidelines for the Administration Console are provided under Kerio Ad-
ministration Console — Help (to view these guidelines, use option Help → Con-
tents in the main Administration Console window, or you can download it from
).