Overview - Services

This section cover the various services in FTGate. They include the POP, SMTP, HTTP, LDAP and Proxy services.

 

Service

Description

SMTP Service

Send and receive mail using the SMTP Protocol. For more information please see the SMTP/POP3 topic in the How FTGate works section in the Getting Started chapter of this document. For properties and more please see the Default SMTP server section of this document.

POP3 Service

Retrieve mail from FTGate to the mail clients using the POP3 protocol. For more information please see the SMTP/POP3 topic in the How FTGate works section in the Getting Started chapter of this document.

Web Service

The FTGate Web Admin interface is an instance of an Web Service. A Web (HTTP) server can be used to provide access to either or both the Internet and intranet. Access this service is via the web browser as described in the Connecting to the Web Admin interface topic of the Getting Started chapter of this document.

LDAP Server

Provides a shared address book within FTGate to allow the administrator to add addresses to those already available within the FTGate system and help save the time of users who would otherwise be looking for the correct address to send the message to. For more information please see the LDAP service topic in the How FTGate works chapter of this document. The various properties, settings and configurations are covered and explained as to how they interact with other components within FTGate. Each service is covered in detail to familiarize you with it.

 

If the Proxy add-on is installed you will also have the following:

 HTTP Proxy Service

 

Provides shared Internet access using a single connection (dial-up of Router) which is handled by FTGate. This saves on administration whilst reducing costs.

Point to Point Proxy

 

Allows a connection to ONE specified location. Any information can be exchanged through this two-way connection.

 

Creating additional Services

Within FTGate, you can create additional Services as required. For examples of how to create additional Services, please see the Adding Service topic in the Examples chapter this document.