Remote Administration
Overview
WinProxy allows routine proxy server maintenance to be accomplished remotely; however, for the sake of security, the administrator must be behind the firewall. Accessible features for remote administration are:
- Override Dialing Lockout
- Flushing the Cached DNS List
- Displaying Cached Names
- Displaying Connection Statistics
- Displaying the URL & IP Blacklist
- Hanging Up the Current Dial-Up Networking Connection (if any)
- Displaying Cache Statistics
- Browsing Cached Files
- Deleting All Cached Files
Remote configuration can only be accomplished from behind the firewall. If an Administration Password has been specified in WinProxy's configuration, that password is required to access remote administration.
To utilize remote administration, use a World Wide Web browser configured to access the net through the proxy (any properly-configured browser on a client machine will do). Then request the URL: http://Proxy.Command/Help . WinProxy returns a page with the header "WinProxy Command Help" and the WinProxy version number. Beneath this you'll see a menu of options, each followed by a descriptive sentence. Select any option by clicking on its name. Any document requested from the Proxy.Command host name responds with the help menu (unless the requested document is one of the commands listed below).
Override Dialing Lockout
When the time window option is enabled, WinProxy permits dialing only within the time period specified. This command permits overriding the specified time period, thereby allowing a call during normally disallowed hours. A user attempting to connect during off-hours is also presented with this screen, preceded by a password-entry screen if the program is set to use an administration password.
This command is not visible if Use Dial-Up Networking has not been checked.
Flush the cached DNS list
Clicking on this command purges the name cache maintained within WinProxy. All cached DNS entries and URL lookups are deleted. This command cannot be undone. Internet access may appear slower until the cache of frequently-accessed sites is rebuilt (as each is called during normal activities). The cache can be maintained for up to two days; it's useful to clear this cache if you know that a location has changed but the proxy hasn't updated its cache to the new numeric address.
Display cached names
Displays the names contained in the name cache.
Display connection statistics
Displays the number of requests made through WinProxy, and the percentage of successful connections. This page refreshes itself every fifteen seconds.
Hanging up current Dial Up connection
Terminates the current Dial-Up Networking connection as soon as there are no active connections to the Internet. The connection isn't terminated immediately, but at the soonest possible convenience. If you want to use this command often, it's useful to store the URL http://proxy.command/HangUp.htm among your bookmarks.
Display Cache Statistics
Displays current statistics for the document cache. The information updates automatically every 15 seconds.
Browse Cached Files
Allows you to browse files in your WinProxy document cache. You can click on the hyperlinks to view individual cached files. You should refresh this page periodically, as the files in the cache are changed by WinProxy.
Delete All Cached Files
Deletes all files from the WinProxy document cache. There is no way to undo this command, so use it only when you want all cached files to be permanently deleted.
