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Use of GateKeeper

Use of GateKeeper

WinGate 2.1 is controlled and configured using GateKeeper. GateKeeper communicates with WinGate over an encrypted TCP/IP link, for all configuration, monitoring, and control.. GateKeeper is used for configuration but is not essential for Internet access itself. You do not have to use GateKeeper to access the Internet.

Gatekeeper can be used from any machine with a TCP/IP connection to the WinGate machine

The Activity pane is an administrators ‘window’ into WinGate. Here all the sessions are displayed and updated real-time. An administrator can use this screen to monitor and delete any session.

Several symbols are used to indicate various actions taking place in GateKeeper. These are explained below. All icons in the activity screen indicate ‘sessions’ of various natures. These appear while sessions are active, and will disappear when a session is finished.

Data sessions

A data session is an instance of any proxy or service use. A data session will always show as being from a machine (IP) and a user name (or Guest).

User sessions

These are displayed with one of the user icons (see below). User sessions show which users are using WinGate, and what data sessions they have open. This means, if someone is not authenticated, they will only appear when they have an active data session. If a user is authenticated, they will appear with a key icon, and stay in the activity screen until they logout. Logged in users count as a user for licensing purposes all the time they are logged in. Users are explained in the following section.

Machine Session
Small ‘computer’ icons indicate any computer that is using WinGate. Beside the icon is the IP address that the user is connecting from.

Authenticated User
This (blue shirt) icon indicates a known, logged on user, eg Administrator. The word ‘Authenticated’ is shown beside the Users name

Assumed User
Any one who uses WinGate from a known location (eg internal lan), but has not logged on to WinGate, is shown as an assumed user, in a red shirt. The word ‘Assumed’ is displayed beside their name.

Unknown User
If WinGate is being used from an unknown location, and has not logged on to WinGate, then they are shown as a masked ‘unknown’ user.

Data Transfer Session
This icon is shown next to an active session to indicate that data is being transferred through WinGate. This is used for HTTP, SOCKS FTP, DNS, and mapping proxies.

Cached File Access
If an HTTP transfer takes place, and a cached file is accessed, then this disc icon replaces the Data transfer icon, to show that the file is being read from the cache.

Real Audio Session
This icon is shown when a Real Audio session is in progress.

POP3 Session
This icon appears when a POP3 session is in progress.

Remote Control Session
This icon is displayed while a user is logged in to WinGate. If this is the case, the word ‘Authenticated’ is shown with their user name.

Data Sessions:

Any data session can be terminated. This will not affect any other activity for that user. This is useful if a session has hung, or you do not like what the user is doing.

Remote Control Login:

If this is terminated, the user will lose their authenticated state, and revert to an assumed user (if they still have any other sessions open or there is a location mapping for them), or Guest.

User entries:

Deleting a user entry will cause all the sessions of the associated IP address to be terminated, and they will disappear from the activity screen. If their machine keeps requesting access they will reappear as a guest or an assumed user.

Actions in the Activity screen:

To delete a session

Right-click the session and choose Terminate Session or select the session and press the delete key. Anyone with activity delete rights (e.g. Administrators) can delete any session on the activity screen.

Send Message to <USER>:

Selecting this will allow you to send a message to any user logged on with GateKeeper. The user can reply with the reply button.

Copy Resource Location

This option allows the Administrator to copy the selected URL from the activity screen into the clipboard. Pasting this URL into a browser will show the Administrator that page or resource.

	Machine Session	Small ‘computer’ icons indicate any computer that is using WinGate. Beside the icon is the IP address that the user is connecting from.
	Authenticated User	This (blue shirt) icon indicates a known, logged on user, eg Administrator. The word ‘Authenticated’ is shown beside the Users name
	Assumed User	Any one who uses WinGate from a known location (eg internal lan), but has not logged on to WinGate, is shown as an assumed user, in a red shirt. The word ‘Assumed’ is displayed beside their name.
	Unknown User	If WinGate is being used from an unknown location, and has not logged on to WinGate, then they are shown as a masked ‘unknown’ user.
	Data Transfer Session	This icon is shown next to an active session to indicate that data is being transferred through WinGate. This is used for HTTP, SOCKS FTP, DNS, and mapping proxies.
	Cached File Access	If an HTTP transfer takes place, and a cached file is accessed, then this disc icon replaces the Data transfer icon, to show that the file is being read from the cache.
	Real Audio Session	This icon is shown when a Real Audio session is in progress.
	POP3 Session	This icon appears when a POP3 session is in progress.
	Remote Control Session	This icon is displayed while a user is logged in to WinGate. If this is the case, the word ‘Authenticated’ is shown with their user name.