MWEB Nigeria, one of the leading ISPs in Nigeria, has introduced to subscribers its Remote iWay Internet Gateway (RiIG). The Remote iWay Internet Gateway (RiIG) is a number of software modules serving different purposes bundled together in an operating system to form one server / Gateway. Each of the modules have been carefully researched and implemented to serve a different purpose.
The RiIG has content management feature that gives users more flexibility and freedom in managing and controlling their volume usage locally. It also allows the subscriber to remove unwanted content and increase privacy on their network.
The RiIG amongst other things can improve Internet link performance by assuring efficient link utilization, reduced processor load on indoor unit (DW),reduces HTTP Internet usage by approximately 25%, Users pop mail from the RiIG thus saving on link bandwidth, to assure quality internet services, Network Security that helps to protect customers’ networks from malicious external attacks, to manage Internet content (HTTP). The RiIG can mange your internet content the way you want and to give customer the power to manage their domain’s email.
Dotun Faseru, Vsat manager, MWEB Nigeria, said that the core features of the RiIG to subscribers are numerous as it helps their content management, antivirus and anti spam tool; which is set to automatically update every six hours over the internet. "It is integrated with the mail server, Safe Squid Proxy and Cache Server which is a robust content filtering internet proxy server with transparent caching which enhances security of your LAN by ensuring that only trusted sites are connected to the proxy. It increases privacy and makes surfing a more pleasant experience by blocking pop ups and advertisements, defining users limits to allow Internet access by time, bandwidth, and maximum file size downloadable and Blocking of unwanted websites," he said.
He noted that the features also include Mail Server such as Web mail / SMTP / POP3 which is a computer that consists of a storage area where email is stored for local users, with a set of user definable rules that determines how the mail server should react to the destination of specific message. It uses Exim as Mail Transport Agent (MTA), POP3, IMAP and Webmail support, Anti-spam and Anti-Virus enabled (Amavis), multiple domain hosting, SmartHost mail forwarding, Easy to use web configuration interface, Daily Mail statistics, Virus and spam statistics graphing.
The RiIG can help with Cacti Graphing Software which is used to monitor bandwidth usage in Kbps. Utilized to receive content over a period of time. This can be graphed daily, weekly, and monthly or yearly, the RMIG contains a carefully constructed firewall; which protects computers on the network from unauthorized access by external users. The RiIG sits at the junction point between the private network and the internet. All messages entering or leaving the Local Area Network (LAN) pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria. The RiIG also has intrusion detection that prevents port scanning by hackers protecting the network even further, Network Address Translation using the RiIG; subscribers can translate their private IPs to conceal them such that the IP addresses of users behind the firewall are not visible on the internet, Traffic management enables the subscriber to manage the sites and browsing abilities of users on the LAN.
He concluded that the RiIG can be installed on any hardware platforms with proven performance. The RiIG software is provided free of charge.