Configuring The Appliance's Protocols - McAfee WebShield e500 Installationshandbuch

Configuring the appliance's protocols

The WebShield e500 Appliance provides proxies for the SMTP, FTP, HTTP
and POP3 protocols. It divides its resources between the proxies, virus
scanning each protocol's inbound and outbound traffic (POP3 traffic
directions are not distinguished) by default. For details on the proxies and
protocols, see
To configure which protocols are enabled and virus scanned, and select the
appropriate usage profile:
1. To disable the proxies for any of the protocols — to prevent the protocol's
2. To disable inbound or outbound virus scanning for any of the enabled
3. In the navigation bar, select System Profiles.
Installation Guide
"Ports and connectors" on page
traffic passing through the appliance — deselect the appropriate
checkboxes in the Protocols enabled section of the System
Configuration page.
NOTE: In transparency mode, this does not prevent traffic passing
through the appliance.
protocols, select the appropriate Configuration page in the navigation
bar (E-mail Configuration, File Transfer Configuration, Web Browsing
Configuration or Mail Download Configuration), then deselect
Scan inbound traffic or Scan outbound traffic as required
(Scan POP3 traffic is used on the Mail Download Configuration page).
WARNING: Do not disable virus scanning for any enabled
protocol unless you are scanning its traffic at another point in your
network. Allowing unscanned traffic to enter and leave your
organization leaves you open to virus infection.
Ensure that you have configured your other network equipment to
route the protocols through the appliance (if necessary), so nothing
can bypass the appliance; see
Installation Guide — English
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