N2H2 Server Status

This section displays the status of the N2H2 Internet Filtering Protocol (IFP) server you are using for Internet filtering.

Settings

Server Host Name or IP Address

Enter the Server Host Name or the IP address of the N2H2 Internet Filtering Protocol (IFP) server used to receive IFP requests.

Listen Port

Enter the UDP port number for the N2H2 Internet Filtering Protocol (IFP) server to “listen” for the N2H2 traffic. The default port is 4005.

Reply Port

Enter the UCP port number for the N2H2 server to send packets from the N2H2 client to the SonicWALL. The default port is 4005.

User Name

The User Name refers to a configuration of users, a group of users, or network defined within the N2H2 software

If Server is unavailable for 5 secs:

The default value for timeout of the server is 5 seconds, but you can enter a value between 1 and 10 seconds.

If the N2H2 server becomes unavailable, select from the following two options:

• Block traffic to all Web sites

• Allow traffic to all Web sites

URL Cache

Configure the size of the URL Cache in KB.

Model

Cache Size

 

 

 

 

XPRS, PRO, SOHO2, TELE2, SOHO3,

128

TELE3, and PRO-VX

 

 

 

PRO 100, PRO 200, PRO 300, PRO2,

256

PRO-VX2

 

 

 

GX250, GX 2500, GX650, GX 6500

1024

 

 

Tip A larger URL Cache size can increase in noticeable improvements in Internet browsing response times.

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Internet Security Appliances specifications

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