3Com 3C16111 User Guide - Page 11

ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction This guide describes the following products: I SuperStack 3 Firewall 3CR16110-95 I SuperStack 3 Firewall 3CR16110-97 upgraded to v6.x firmware I SuperStack 3 Firewall Web Site Filter 3C16111 This guide describes how to set up and maintain the SuperStack® 3 Firewall and how to install and use the SuperStack 3 Web Site Filter. The Firewall acts as a secure barrier to protect a private LAN from hacker attacks from the Internet. It can also be used to control the access that LAN users have to the Internet. The Web Site Filter controls and monitors the access users have to web sites. Sites can be blocked on a site-wide or individual basis and by the features a web site uses or content it provides. This guide is intended for use by the person responsible for installing or managing the network. It assumes knowledge of the following: I Basic familiarity with Ethernet networks and the Internet Protocol. I Knowledge of how to install and handle electronically sensitive equipment. If release notes are shipped with your product and the information there differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the release notes. Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com World Wide Web site: http://www.3com.com/