User assumptions

Locations are a method of tracking users without requiring your users to log into WinGate. You can set up location assumptions, so that when someone connects from a known location, they will be assumed to be a given WinGate user.

To add a location assumption

1. Right click the Assumed Users branch in Gatekeeper

2. Select By IP address for an IP-based assumption, or By name for a computername-based assumption

3. Click Add

4. Type in a machine name or IP for which you wish to make an assumption

5. Choose the user you wish to assume will be using that machine

6. Click OK, OK

Notes:

Only DHCP clients can use name based assumptions.

When you set up IP assumptions (locations) you can use the wild card * to mean ‘any’

IP Assumptions are read from the top down. They will associate with the first match.

Consider this location list:

192.168.0.1 john

192.168.0.3 alf

192.168.*.* fred

192.168.0.* cilla

The problem here is that cilla will never be reached because line 3 - fred, covers anything that is not 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.3. If cilla was promoted like this:

192.168.0.1 john

192.168.0.3 alf

192.168.0.* cilla

192.168.*.* fred

Then cilla would be assumed for any connection from the 192.168.0 range of IPs except 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.3, and if say 192.168.1.12 connected, it would be associated with fred.

There is an implicit assumption of *.*.*.* Guest, as anyone who has not logged in, and has no assumption, is in fact a Guest. This is logically at the bottom of the list, as it will associate with any IP.

Assumptions can save users from logging in. If certain machines are only ever used by one person, then give them an assumption, and they won’t have to log in!