• Filtering web objects — The web filtering functions filter objects, performing different kinds of filtering, such as virus and malware filtering, URL filtering, media type filtering, or application filtering, to cover all kinds of threats that arise from the web.
• Monitoring the filtering process — A comprehensive overview of the filtering process is provided by the monitoring functions, which include a dashboard for alerts and status information, as well as logging, tracing, and troubleshooting functions.
Setup procedures for Web Gateway
Procedures for setting up a Web Gateway appliance differ, depending on the platform you want to run it on and on the way you obtain the appliance software and install it on the platform.
You can set up Web Gateway in the following ways:
• Physical appliance
When you run Web Gateway as a physical appliance, you set it up on a hardware platform. The appliance software is available in the following ways:
• Pre-installed software — When you purchase a new hardware platform for Web Gateway, the appliance software is pre-installed on this platform.
• Downloaded software — If you do not want to use the pre-installed software, you can download it in ISO or USB format from the McAfee Content & Cloud Security Portal and install it.
• Virtual appliance
When you run Web Gateway as a virtual appliance, you set it up on a virtual machine that you create on a suitable host system.
You can download the appliance software in ISO format from the McAfee Content & Cloud Security
Portal and install it.
Setting up Web Gateway
To set up Web Gateway, you need to complete several activities, such as checking your installation materials, configuring initial settings, and logging on to the user interface.
The setup procedure differs according to the platform that you install the appliance software on and the way the software is provided.
When the installation is completed and you log on to the user interface for the first time, you also need to import a license and activate the product.
High-level steps for setting up Web Gateway
To set up a Web Gateway appliance, complete the following high-level steps.
Task
1
Verify the requirements for the setup.
2
Review the default initial configuration settings.
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