GB-Commander Server

GB-Commander, GTAís Windows-based product option for firewall management, allows an administrator to monitor multiple firewalls from a central location, increasing efficiency and reducing monitoring costs. GTA Reporting Suite, included with GB-Commander, provides summary charts and reports for quick analysis of network usage and trends to identify potential connectivity or security issues. GB-Commander features include:

• Monitor multiple GTA Firewalls using one user-friendly interface.

• Define hierarchies for monitoring and configuration.

• Display status, statistics and alarms for each monitored firewall.

• Process alarm events and send notifications.

• Launch remote administration client to configure individual firewalls.

• Launch GTA Reporting Suite to chart collected data.

ï Available for all GTA firewall products.

GB-Commander must be purchased and activated before these features will function. See the GB-COMMANDER PRODUCT GUIDE and GTA REPORTING SUITE PRODUCT GUIDE for more information.

To initially configure a firewall to communicate with the GB-Commander Server, leave the BINDING INTERFACE field set to Auto. The interface is used by the firewall to communicate with the GB-Commander Server when using High Availability or accessing the GB-Commander Server through a VPN. For most configurations, leave the field undefined so that the firewall will detect the correct IP address. Enter the IP address of the GB-Commander Server and modify the default port number, if desired.

For information on the firewallís time zone and GB-Commander, see the Administration section, Set Date/Time.

Enable Enable communication from the firewall to GB-Commander Server. GB-Commander must be activated to use this option.

Binding interface Address from which GB-Commander server is sourced. Selecting Auto will indicate the firewallís usual source IP address to the server location. To force the data packets to have a specific source IP address, choose the Interface object from the dropdown list. Auto by default.

Server  IP address or host name of a system that will accept the GB-Commander server data. To enter a different port number, use the standard format, e.g., 192.168.71.2:76 or example.gta.com:76. Port 76 by default.

Preshared secret ASCII or HEX value. Preshared secret as defined in the GB-Commander service. This field is case-sensitive.

¨ Notes

GB-Commander is activated separately, and does not require a feature activation code on the firewall.

Logs are sent to GB-Commander server with bandwidth and alarm data once GB-Commander is activated and GB-Commander Server is configured.

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