PLANET IM-1000 - Manual (Page 6)

Chapter 1 Introduction
The innovation of the Internet has created a tremendous worldwide venue for E-
business and information sharing, but it also creates network resource and security
issues. These requests will be the primary concerned for the enterprise. The new model
of Planet’s Internet Monitor, IM-1000, a special designed of Internet monitor gateway,
provides monitoring many popular Internet services. The IM-1000 appliance offers
recording Web mails, SMTP / POP3 mails, IM (MSN, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and
QQ), HTTP (Web pages), FTP, and TELNET in the internal PCs and servers. It
prevents employees accessing personal network activities through the company's
network resources, improving the working efficiency, and keeping confidential
information records.
PRODUCT FEATURES
‹ Monitor Web Mail, SMTP, POP3, IM, HTTP, FTP, and TELNET Contents
Records the Web mails, E-mails, IM contents (MSN, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and
QQ), HTTP (browsed web pages), FTP downloading and uploading data
information, and Telnet (BBS) contents.
‹ Sniffer or Bridge Mode Deployment Administrator can choose Sniffer or
Bridge mode depends on the real network environment. Sniffer mode needs a hub
or core switch (support mirror port function) to link IM1000 Inbound port to the
any port of the hub or mirror port of core switch. Bridge mode links the IM-1000
Inbound port to firewall or gateway. Another Outbound port connects to the
internal network via hub or switch. H/W Bypass function also ensures the
network stability when the internet monitor is malfunction.
‹ Record Backup Periodically backup the Web SMTP, Web POP3, SMTP, POP3,
HTTP, FTP, and Telnet records to the assigned NAS or file server. Administrator