Remote Administration

Remote administration from an Administration Station to the Screen, installs the software packages, including SunScreen SKIP, on separate machines, as shown in FIGURE 2-2. Because administration commands travel from the Administration Station to the Screen over a potentially insecure network, commands are encrypted using SunScreen SKIP.

Figure 2-2 Remote Administration From an Administration Station to a Screen in Routing Mode

In FIGURE 2-2, a remote Administration Station on the internal network administers the Screen located between the internal network and the Internet. This Screen is the router between the internal network and the Internet. A second remote Administration Station for this Screen is located on the external network. Either Administration Station can be configured to communicate with the Screen using encryption.