Overview

Sygate® Office Network delivers a complete Internet access management solution that cost effectively provides shared Internet access, network bridging, security, and bandwidth optimization to maximize the use of your Internet connection.  Sygate Office Network turns any PC into a powerful Internet gateway with enterprise-level management features, while protecting the computers on your network.  Now, small to medium sized businesses can enjoy enterprise-quality Internet access without adding expensive networking hardware.

Do you need more bandwidth, but worry about costs and logistics? Sygate Office Network allows you to add bandwidth by pooling several analog modems together. If you're ready for broadband access, such as DSL or ISDN, Sygate Office Network is ready when you are.  Sygate Office Network optimizes the use of the available bandwidth to ensure that your mission-critical applications run smoothly.

Now bridge multiple subnets using different networking infrastructures.  With Sygate Office Network , you have enterprise flexibility when deploying your network.  You can accommodate Ethernet, wireless, HPNA, and Powerline adaptors when networking your home or small business.

Do you worry about security threats to your network? Sygate Office Network includes an integrated firewall to protect all computers accessing the Internet from intruders. Built on the proven Sygate technology, Sygate Office Network is a secure, integrated solution that is designed to help small and highly distributed enterprises to maximize the efficiency of their Internet connection.

Features

Internet Connection Management:

Sygate Office Network provides scalable Internet access sharing (as a software router) across various connection types, such as DSL, T1, ISDN, analog modems, cable modems, and satellite.

Built-in Firewall:

Sygate Office Network's built-in firewall delivers enterprise-quality security to both the network and the gateway computer using its packet filtering and dynamic tunneling technology. Sygate Office Network also features the award winning, Sygate Personal Firewall, that will be installed on the server and each client computer in your network.

Network Bridge:

Network multiple subnets with varying connection types, including HPNA, Home RF, Ethernet, and 802.11b with the Sygate software network bridge.  Network bridging allows you to build your network to fit your varying network configuration needs at home and work.

Modem Pooling:

Sygate Office Network lets you combine the bandwidth of several analog modems, giving you a highly scalable access solution.

Dynamic Bandwidth Optimization:

Sygate Office Network ensures bandwidth hungry applications, such as large file transfers, do not impact/degrade your network performance.

Bandwidth Management and Control:

Improves the performance of your Internet connection by giving business-critical applications and/or users top priority.

Simple Automated Installation:

Sygate Office Network installs in just minutes on one PC in your network that directly accesses the Internet. Sygate Office Network automatically assigns all needed parameters to each computer, including TCP/IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server. After one install process, all of your network computers will have Internet access.

Application Support:

Unlike proxy-based products, Sygate Office Network is based on Network Address Translation (NAT) technology. Internet applications such as email clients, Web browsers, news, chat, and Instant Messaging work automatically.

Network Diagnostics:

Sygate Office Network reviews your network settings to ensure that your network is working properly. If not, Sygate Office Network will either correct the problem or advise you on repair options.

Multiple VPN-Client Support:

Supports multiple PPTP and IPSec VPN clients by routing VPN traffic of multiple VPN client computers in you LAN.  Supports PPTP and IPSec VPN solutions such as Microsoft PPTP, Shiva VPN Client, and Bay Networks VPN.

Activity Logging:

Collect network traffic data that is needed to optimize your bandwidth.  The Sygate Office Network database driven log collects the information you need to be informed about how your Internet connection is being used.  Use this information to prioritize applications and personnel – to get work completed faster.

Activity Reporting:

Manage your connection and personnel with the Sygate Office Network Event Log.  The Event Log reports the Top 10 Web Surfers, Top 10 sites visited, and Top 10 Web Traffickers.

Web Site Permissions:

Sygate Office Network allows you to control and schedule each computer's access to specific web sites, such as blocking or enabling specific sites or applications, or defining only the sites each computer can access.

System Requirements

Gateway PC:

• Intel^® 486 (or equivalent) processor or faster
• Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME
• 32 MB of RAM or higher
• 10 MB free disk space
• DSL, DirecPC, or Cable Modem and Two Network Interface cards or one Network Interface Card and a dial-up analog or ISDN modem.
• A working Internet account with Microsoft Dial-Up Networking 1.2 or higher, America Online 4.0 or higher, DirecPC, or a Cable or DSL service.
• TCP/IP protocol installed

Client Machines:

• Any TCP/IP client including MS Windows, Linux, Unix, and Macintosh workstations