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StoneGate IPsec VPN Client 5.1 contains two important enhancements: VPN Client can automatically contact the defined backup gateway in case the connection to primary gateway fails VPN Client can inteligently recover from connectivity problems by trying IKE negotiations automatically with different connection settings

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written by teroja - 1,024 views \\ tags: backup gateway, Features, IKE retry, IPsec VPN Client, StoneGate 5.1

StoneGate SSL VPN version 1.4 is the next major version of this product line and it’s just few days away… while waiting for the downloadable upgrade, let’s review the main news.

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written by RoarinPenguin - 757 views \\ tags: Features, New version, SSL VPN

Here are some other smaller enhancements that will be available in StoneGate 5.1.

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written by teroja - 468 views \\ tags: concurrent connections, domain, dynamic contact address, enhancements, export, Features, statistics, StoneGate 5.1

This feature is not very visible but it will save you from a lot of administration work at some point in the future! As you probably know Management Server installation includes internal Certificate Authorities (CAs) for certificate used in communications between StoneGate system components and for certificates used in VPN communications. The validity of this CA expires after 10 years (after the original configuration). That means the first StoneGate customers will face this issue soon.

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written by teroja - 439 views \\ tags: CA, Features, SMC, StoneGate 5.1

StoneGate Management Center 5.1 contains plenty of new enhancements related to Third Party event management feature that was originally introduced in StoneGate 5.0.

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written by teroja - 646 views \\ tags: 3rd party devices, CLF, Features, Log Reception, MIB, Monitoring, SMC, Status surveillance, StoneGate 5.1, WELF

64-bit operating systems can now be used as a platform for the StoneGate Management Center. It is possible to install and use all SMC components (Management Server, Log Server, Web Portal Server, Management Client and Web Portal) on 64-bit operating systems.

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written by teroja - 677 views \\ tags: 64-bit, Features, Operating Systems, OS, SMC, StoneGate 5.1

StoneGate Firewall 5.1 introduces a new backup interface type. You can namely configure 3G modem interfaces for single node firewall elements. Once the new interface is configured in SMC, you can just plug in a 3G modem to appliance’s USB port and refresh the policy from SMC.

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written by teroja - 532 views \\ tags: 3G, 3G interface, backup link, Features, modem, StoneGate 5.1

With StoneGate’s Web filtering feature you can configure which type of resources in the Internet the users can access by using web browsers. StoneGate contains about 80 URL categories that you can use to inspect the traffic. URL categories are dynamically updated from external cloud service provided by a company called BrightCloud.

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written by teroja - 756 views \\ tags: Features, URL filtering, Web filtering

We have recently published StoneGate 5.0 Online Upgrade Training course. You can register to the course for free by filling this form on Stonesoft web site.

The Online Upgrade Training course contains 10 lessons about the new features of StoneGate 5.0. In addition to theory lessons, you can view example videos about how the new features can be used in practice. Those videos are the same ones that were published here in StoneBlog but the videos in Online Upgrade Training are recorded with better resolution.

After taking the Online Upgrade Training course you can sign up for StoneGate Administrator Certification 5.0 exam. Note that this exam contains also generic questions about old StoneGate features that are not included in the Online Upgrade Training. Contact training@stonesoft.com for more details about taking the exam.

If you have any comments or improvement ideas about Online Upgrade Training feel free to leave comments here or fill this feedback questionnaire.

written by teroja - 926 views \\ tags: 5.0, Features, Online Upgrade Training, SMC, Training

With the help of StoneGate 5.0 administrators can configure HTML user responses that are shown in the end user’s web browser. The idea of HTML user responses is to inform the end-users why hey got banned.

The administrator can customize the HTML user responses for the following cases:

• Connection blacklisted
• Connection refused by access rule
• Connection terminated by inspection rule
• URL not allowed
• Virus found

For each case the administrator can decide whether to:

• Close silently the TCP connection
• Redirect the user to specified URL
• Show customized HTML response

You can for example notify your end-users that their web browser is outdated. You can of course make things as smooth as possible for the end-user and include the link to update the browser in the customized HTML user response.

written by teroja - 720 views \\ tags: 5.0, Features, IPS, SMC, stonegate