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=== Key Features ===

Key features (as of current release version 3.0) running through the menu options in order:

* About
** About Your SmoothWall - Active service status of your Smoothie;
** Advanced Status - Pertinent information about your Smoothie, current configuration and resource usage;
** Traffic Graphs - Statistical graphs based upon traffic usage across your SmoothWall's network interfaces;
* Services
** Web Proxy - Configure and enable your SmoothWall's integrated caching web proxy service;
** DHCP - Configure and enable your SmoothWall's DHCP service, to automatically allocate LAN IP addresses to your network clients;
** Dynamic DNS - Especially suited when your ISP assigned you a different IP address every time you connect, you can configure your SmoothWall to manage and update your dynamic DNS names from several popular services;
** Intrusion Detection System (IDS) - Enable the Snort IDS service to detect potential security breach attempts from outside your network. Note that Snort does not prevent these attempts — your port forwarding and access rules are used to allow and deny inbound access from the outside;
** Remote Access - Enable Secure Shell access to your SmoothWall, and restrict access based upon referral URL to ignore external links to your SmoothWall;
** Time settings - Change timezone, manually set the time and date, and configure time syncronisation;
* Networking
** Port Forwarding - Forward ports from your external IP address to ports on machines inside your LAN or DMZ;
** External Service Access - Allow access to admin services running on the SmoothWall to external hosts;
** DMZ Pinholes - Enable access from a host on your DMZ to a port on a host on your LAN;
** PPP Settings - Configure username, password and other details for up to five PPP, PPPoA or PPPoE connections;
** IP block configuration - Add blocking rules to prevent access from specified IP addresses or networks;
** Advanced networking features - Configure ICMP settings, and other advanced features;
* VPN
** VPN Control - Control and manage your VPN connections;
** VPN Connections - Create connections to other SmoothWalls or IPSec-compliant hosts which have static IP addresses;
* Logs
** Log Viewer - Check activity logs for services operating on your SmoothWall, such as DHCP, IPSec, updates and core kernel activity;
** Web Proxy Log Viewer - Check logs for the web proxy service;
** Firewall Log Viewer - Check logs for attempted access to your network from outside hosts. Connections listed here have been blocked;
** IDS Log Viewer - Check logs for potentially malicious attempted access to your network from outside hosts. Connections listed here have not necessarily been blocked — use the Firewall Log Viewer to confirm blocked access;
* Tools
** IP Information - Perform a 'whois' lookup on an ip address or domain name;
** IP Tools - Perform 'ping' and 'traceroute' network diagnostics;
** Secure Shell - Connect to your SmoothWall using a Java SSH applet (requires SSH to be enabled);
* Maintenance
** Updates - See the latest updates and fixes available for your SmoothWall, and an installation history of updates previously applied;
** Modem Configuration - Apply specific AT string settings for your PSTN modem or ISDN TA;
** USB ADSL Firmware Upload - Upload firmware to enable use of an Alcatel/Thomson Speedtouch Home USB ADSL modem, nicknamed the 'frog' or 'stingray'. Download the 'Speedtouch USB Firmware' tarball, unpack it, and upload the mgmt.o file using this form;
** Change Passwords - Change passwords for the 'admin' and 'dial' management interface users. This does not affect access by SSH;
** Backup - Use this page to create a backup floppy disk or floppy disk image file;