Saturday, September 19, 2009

Getting started with Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Part IV: Configure Client Type

Introduction:

After completed part III, you have done basic configurations on ISA Server. In this part, you’re going to configure on client computer to be one of these types: SecureNAT Client, Firewall Client or Web Proxy Client. You can see more detail in topic below.

Client Types:

The table below compares the ISA Server clients.

Feature\ Client typesSecureNAT clientFirewall clientWeb Proxy client
Installation requiredSome network configuration changes may be requiredYesNo, Web browser configuration required
Operating system supportAny operating system that supports Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Only Windows platformsAll platforms, but by way of Web application
Protocol supportApplication filters for multiple connection protocols requiredAll Winsock applicationsHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Secure HTTP (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Gopher
User-level authenticationSome network configuration changes requiredYesYes
Server applicationsNo configuration or installation requiredConfiguration file requiredNot applicable


Configurations:

On this section, I will how to configure each client type on a client computer. You only select one of these three client types configurations.

1. SecureNAT clientTo configure SecureNAT client, only change gateway in network properties to ISA Server
* Open Network Connection Properties on client computer.
Network Connections
* On Network Properties, select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click Properties.
Select TCP/IP Properties
* On Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties, change IP Address on default gateway to ISA Server.
Assign ISA Server's IP Address on Default Gateway
2. Firewall client
* Download Firewall Client for ISA Server at Microsoft or at here – Microsoft Firewall Client.
* Run setup program, set the ISA Server DNS name or IP Address on ISA Server Computer Selection page.
Type ISA Server name
* After install, you’ll see icon as the figure below in task icon. The green color means the client has successfully connected to ISA Server. If the red shows, the client can’t connect to ISA Server. You can double-click on icon to see more detail.
Microsoft Firewall Client's icon
* If you have double-clicked on previous step, select Settings tab and you can verify that ISA Server Selection is type correctly or not. Also, click on Apply Default Settings Now for other users on this computer can use this configuration,too.
Apply Default Settings
3. Web Proxy client
* Web browser. In this example, I demonstate on Internet Explorer.
* On menu bar, select Tools -> Internet Options.
Open Internet Options in Internet Explorer
* On Internet Options, select Connections tab and click on LAN Settings.
Click on LAN Settings in Connections tab
* On Local Area Network (LAN) Settings, set Address and Port to your ISA Server configuration.
Note: By default, Web proxy port is 8080.
Type proxy server to ISA Server

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