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 6-1. SKIP is required for remote administration because administration commands travel from the Administration Station to the Screen over a potentially insecure network.

Figure 6-1 Remote Administration From an Administration Station to a Screen in Routing Mode

In FIGURE 6-1, 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. Each Administration Station can be configured to communicate with the Screen using encryption.