Adding Novell BorderManager to a Site That Already Has a Firewall

In this scenario, Acme Company already has a third-party firewall in place and wants to add Novell BorderManager 3.8 as a proxy server. Acme would like to be able to just add the server onto the existing network. Acme has the following requirements:

The following Novell BorderManager 3.8 components are used to implement this scenario, as shown in the following figure.

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To add a Novell BorderManager 3.8 proxy server to an existing firewall, Acme Company must perform the following general sequence of steps:

  1. Install Novell BorderManager 3.8. Because there is only one NIC, make sure it is selected as both Private and Public during the installation.

    For more information and for Novell BorderManager 3.8 installation procedures, refer to the Novell Novell BorderManager 3.8 installation documentation.

  2. Use the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Services page in NetWare Administrator to enable and configure the Transparent proxy application on the Novell BorderManager 3.8 server.

    For more information and for configuration procedures, refer Advanced Configuration of Proxy Services.

  3. (Optional) Using NetWare Administrator, enable and configure access control rules.

    For more information and configuration procedures, refer to the Managing Access Control.