"Internet Gateway and Threat Management Server - Now with HTTPS Inspection"
[Current version of WinGate is 9.4.5 - Release Notes]
WinGate Features
WinGate has a comprehensive array of features outlined below. They fall into 7 main categories. There are too many features to list below, for a full set, see the help documentation. Items in blue have further information available.
Connectivity - Sharing and controlling Internet access
- Multiple simultaneous internet connections
- Transparent proxying
- WinGate Internet Client
- Support for servers behind firewall
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Support for multiple connection types
- Circuit-level proxies (SOCKS / WRP)
- Application proxies (WWW, FTP etc)
- AOL / DirecPC connections
Web Access Control - An impressive range of options for preventing unauthorized Internet traffic.
- Terminal services / multiple users per IP
- Active Directory integration
- WinGate provides several methods of user authentication - NTLM, Active Directory, WinGate Client.
- Support for AI content URL filtering
- In-built or OS user database
- User and group management
- Global and per-service policies
- Advanced policy criteria
Security - Stateful, packet-level firewall and HTTPS Scanning protects the entire network from Internet-based intrusions.
- Support for Antivirus data scanning
- Stateful packet-level firewall
- DMZ Support
- Application execution control
- SYN-cookies
- Secure connections (SSL access to proxies)
- HTTPS Inspection
- Reverse Proxy
Administration - Monitor web usage and traffic
- User accounting
- Traffic monitoring
- Remote Administration
- DHCP Services
- Real-time activity monitoring
- Logging and user auditing
- Secure Remote Command-line access
- Scheduler
- Centralised WinGate Client configuration
Performance - Enhance the performance of your Internet connection
Email - Yes, WinGate includes a full featured email server!
- POP3, SMTP, and IMAP4 servers
- Support for Antivirus data scanning
- POP3 mailbox collection
- POP3 and SMTP proxies
- Anti-spam measures
- Attachment blocking
- Remote Email Queue Management
- Multiple authentication options
- MS Outlook secure authentication
- User quotas and restrictions
- Comprehensive message routing
- Secure connections (SSL/TLS)
- Flexible delivery options
Reliability - Redundancy and failover options
- Internet connection failover
- Internet gateway monitoring
- Server redundancy options
- Automatic system reconfiguration
