What’s New? Highlights of Major New Things

• Updated WebAdmin – New colors, fonts, and visuals make WebAdmin more easily readable with crisper overall presentation
• IPv6 – Support has been added for the next iteration of IP addressing throughout ASG
• New Kernel and Base System – Provides 64-bit support, massively increased hardware compatibility, and better performance
• Country Blocking – Deny communications to/from any combination of countries and/or regions
• Web Application Security – A new subscription has been added to our protection portfolio which protects your web servers from modern attacks, hackers, viruses and data theft
• Flash-Based Reporting – Reporting data can be displayed via animated charts which add strong visual representations to how the data is presented
• WebAdmin Rights & Roles – Let multiple administrators or auditors share duties by separating access permissions; for example giving someone the ability to work only with the Mail Quarantine
• Configuration Change Tracking – Aid compliance and accountability efforts by identifying what was changed by an administrator on a forensic level
• Printable Configuration – Save the contents of the entire system as an XML file to aid compliance efforts and record keeping
• New Online Help – Improved layout coupled with new feature set updates this reference to be faster and more useful in retrieving information on demand
• VPN Remote Access Reporting – Displays usage graphs for the various types of user connections, along with historical data for examining session information
• WebAdmin Menu Search – Instantly filter the menu to show sections of WebAdmin based on a search query box; great for locating an option or feature quickly
• Web Content Filter Override – Allow configured users and groups to bypass URL filtering block pages by providing credentials and entering a reason, all of which can be tracked using new override reports

Other Features and Changes

• New installer for software appliances with improved navigation and troubleshooting options
• Custom certificates support lets you remove browser warnings when accessing WebAdmin or the UserPortal
• Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller authentication support
• Reverse DNS for creating reverse mappings in static DNS
• Uninterrupted Intrusion Protection updates keep traffic flowing when new patterns are introduced
• Rule numbering is preserved during search queries, making it easier to locate the resulting rules and where they sit in the configuration order
• Exceptions improvements for HTTP/S and IPS now allow the use of granular “and/or” operators
• Site-to-Site VPN’s using PSK may now have different keys using PSK probing when configured as respond-only
• Multiple syslog servers are supported which allows logging data to be sent to multiple locations simultaneously for preservation
• Dozens of other usability improvements and minor feature additions