How This Guide Is Organized

The SunScreen 3.2 Administration Guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Starting the Administration GUI and Logging In covers the basic concepts as well as the procedures for starting and configuring the Java(TM)-based browser and logging in to the administration graphical user interface (GUI). It also shows how to define access levels for administrative users.

• Chapter 2, Working With Common Objects contains the procedures for using the administration GUI to add, delete, and rename common objects.

• Chapter 3, Creating and Managing Rules shows how to use packet filtering, administrative access rules, Network Address Translation (NAT), and virtual private networks (VPN).

• Chapter 4, Creating and Managing Policies explains how to create a policy file, which specifies how your SunScreen firewall will function. This chapter also contains many policy management procedures.

• Chapter 5, Using High Availability describes how to set up and manage a High Availability (HA) SunScreen configuration.

• Chapter 6, Setting Up and Using Proxies tells you how to use proxies to provide content filtering and user authentication.

• Chapter 7, Configuring Centralized Management Groups describes how to set up multiple Screens to be managed from one location.

• Chapter 8, Adding Remote Administration Stations After Installation shows how to add additional remote Administration Stations to your network.

• Chapter 9, Getting Status and Managing Logs describes the information page in the administration GUI, how to view statistics and logs, and how to set the retrieval mode.

• Chapter 10, Using the Command Line Interface contains procedures for using the UNIX command line interface (CLI) to manage a SunScreen firewall.

• Appendix A, About SunScreen Lite describes the features and limitations SunScreen 3.2 Lite product, which is bundled with the current release of the Solaris operating environment.

• Appendix B, Quick Start Procedures contains detailed information about proxy services and SecurID and RADIUS authentication.