| Getting started with Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Part IV: Configure Client Type |
Introduction
After completed part III, you have done basic configurations on ISA Server. In this part, you’re going to configure on client computer to be one of these types: SecureNAT Client, Firewall Client or Web Proxy Client. You can see more detail in topic below.
Client Types
The table below compares the ISA Server clients.
| Feature\ Client types | SecureNAT client | Firewall client | Web Proxy client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation required | Some network configuration changes may be required | Yes | No, Web browser configuration required |
| Operating system support | Any operating system that supports Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) | Only Windows platforms | All platforms, but by way of Web application |
| Protocol support | Application filters for multiple connection protocols required | All Winsock applications | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Secure HTTP (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Gopher |
| User-level authentication | Some network configuration changes required | Yes | Yes |
| Server applications | No configuration or installation required | Configuration file required | Not applicable |
Configurations
On this section, I will how to configure each client type on a client computer. You only select one of these three client types configurations.
- SecureNAT client
To configure SecureNAT client, only change gateway in network properties to ISA Server - Firewall client
- Download Firewall Client for ISA Server at Microsoft or at here - Microsoft Firewall Client.
- Run setup program, set the ISA Server DNS name or IP Address on ISA Server Computer Selection page.

- After install, you’ll see icon as the figure below in task icon. The green color means the client has successfully connected to ISA Server. If the red shows, the client can’t connect to ISA Server. You can double-click on icon to see more detail.

- If you have double-clicked on previous step, select Settings tab and you can verify that ISA Server Selection is type correctly or not. Also, click on Apply Default Settings Now for other users on this computer can use this configuration,too.

- Web Proxy client
- Open Web browser. In this example, I demonstate on Internet Explorer.
- On menu bar, select Tools -> Internet Options.

- On Internet Options, select Connections tab and click on LAN Settings.

- On Local Area Network (LAN) Settings, set Address and Port to your ISA Server configuration.
Note: By default, Web proxy port is 8080.

Reference
http://technet2.microsoft.com
Related post
- Getting started with Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Part I: Installation
- Getting started with Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Part II: Configure Network Topology
- Getting started with Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Part V: Configure HTTP Filter
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June 15th, 2008 at 9:30 am
this is very helpful blog ,
i m sure, that blog banifit to all
tnks
July 29th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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Qazzafi,
System and Network Administrator,
Govt. of Punjab, Pakistan.
August 1st, 2008 at 10:28 am
Dear Luangaroon,
After configure ISA 2006 enterprise edition according to your instructions. I cann’t ping and access internet from ISA server from any computer from network. So plz help.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Hello, Qazzafi
Have you configured gateway and DNS of the external network connection on the ISA Server to point to your ISP?
I may have missed in the article.
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Dear,
Let me know how to enable External Pop3 in ISA 2006 Servers.
Note: When I select the All Outbound traffic From Internal To External - All Users —- This Rule the Pop3 is Working fine.
2) When I select the Protocol HTTP, HTTPS, FTP - From Internal to External - Full Access User (I Created)the internal Users cannot access their External Pop3 Emails.
What is the diffrent between the Protocols. Common Protocol, Infracture, mail, Remote terminal, All Protocols, Server Protocols — http is resides in all the Options. is it any Different.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
1. Why don’t you just add POP3 protocol to the rule? ISA Server has a predefined POP3 protocol.
2. There is no different about protocols which are shown in many category. It makes you find them easily. You can click Edit on the selected protocol to see more detail and to compare on each category by yourself.