How does Forefront TMG work?

How does Forefront TMG work?

Forefront TMG monitors requests and responses between the Internet and internal client computers, controlling who can access which computers on the corporate network. Forefront TMG also controls which computers on the Internet can be accessed by internal clients.

What is TMG firewall client?

The Forefront TMG client, often referred to as simply the “firewall client”, is a powerful tool that security administrators can use to control network communication on their network. It provides transparent proxy services for client applications that make use of the Winsock protocol.

How do I setup a proxy server on Microsoft?

On the Select server roles dialog, select Remote Access, and then click Next. Click Next twice. On the Select role services dialog, select Web Application Proxy, click Add Features, and then click Next. On the Confirm installation selections dialog, click Install.

How do I setup a proxy server in Windows?

Set up a proxy manually

1. Open Settings.
2. Click Network & Internet.
3. Click Proxy.
4. In the Manual Proxy Setup section, set the Use a Proxy Server switch to On.
5. In the Address field, type the IP address.
6. In the Port field, type the port.
7. Click Save; then close the Settings window.

Where does Forefront TMG create its log files?

By default, Forefront TMG creates log files in it’s own local SQL Express instance. The instance name is MSFW. New databases are created each day, and there is a log table for Firewall and another for Web Proxy data.

How to reduce the amount of data logged in TMG?

TMG logs lare amount of data in the SQL databases. It is possible to reduce the amount of logged data when you deselect some logging fields in the log configuration or when you create a “garbage” rule in TMG which allows requests like (DHCP, Multicast, NetBIOS and more) but logging is disabled for this Firewall policy rule

How do I configure web proxy logging in TMG?

Open the Forefront TMG Management Console. Select Logs and Reports in the left-hand side. Click Configure Web Proxy Logging in the left-hand side. The logging options above are selected in this dialog. If you’re logging to Text or Remote SQL, click the Advanced button to see where those log are being created.

Can I import Forefront TMG logs to a remote SQL Server?

Logging to a remote SQL Server enables you to centralize all your Forefront TMG log files, and has some other great advantages for enterprises. You can import these logs using the ‘Database Connection’ option in WebSpy Vantage and you can select whether to connect with Windows Authentication or SQL Authentication.