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Configuring ISA Server
 
Basic Configuration

Basic NetMeeting and ISA Server H.323 Gatekeeper Configuration 
This article covers issues involved in configuring a simple NetMeeting and H.323 Gatekeeper solution. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring Automatic Discovery for ISA Server Clients
Automatic discovery provides a way for roaming network clients to find the appropriate ISA Server so that Internet connectivity is available in any location. Follow these steps to set up Auto Discovery on your server. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring a Cache Policy
Goes through the steps involved in configuring a Cache Proxy. Source: ISAServer.org

Creating a Protocol Definition
Follows the steps involved in Creating a Protocol Definition. Source: ISAServer.org

Enabling Dial-Out Access ISA Winsock Proxy, Firewall, and SecureNAT Clients
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q283635 - This article describes how to enable dial-out access Internet Server and Acceleration (ISA - Winsock Proxy, Firewall, and SecureNAT clients. (updated 1/11/2001) 

The SecureNat Client
While the SecureNAT client seems relatively simple in concept, it does have some "gotcha's" and limitations of which everyone here should be aware. This article covers most of what you need to know about SecureNat client configuration. Source: ISAServer.org

Caching

Configuring Negative Caching
Negative caching refers to ISA Server's ability to serve Web pages and Web objects from the ISA Server cache whose Time-to-Live (TTL) value has already expired. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring RAM Caching
RAM caching simply means that ISA Server can store the most popular objects both in its disk cache and in RAM. Source: ISAServer.org

Log Files

Blocking and Logging Traffic on ISA Server Internal Interfaces
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q283213 - By default, Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA - Server 2000 does not apply packet filtering to the internal interfaces (as determined by the local address table -. If you need to filter traffic on those interfaces, use the methods that are described in the "More Information" section of this article. (updated 5/31/2001) 

ISA server IP Packet Filter Logs Interpretation
Making use of ISA server log files for Intrusion Detection. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring ISA Server Log Files
This tutorial focuses on ISA Server log files, which can be an easy way to gather information about ISA Server performance and usage. Source: ISAServer.org

HOW TO: Configure Logging for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q302372 - This article describes how to configure logging for Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. ISA Server provides an extensible, multiple-layer enterprise firewall and a scalable, high-performance Web cache server. (updated 7/20/2001) 

HOW TO: Enable Reporting in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q302538 - This step-by-step article describes how to enable reports for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. ISA Server provides an extensible, multi-layer enterprise firewall and a scalable, high-performance Web cache server. (updated 2/13/2002)
 

How to setup SQL Logging in ISA Server
Follows the steps involved in setting up SQL Logging on ISA Server. Source: ISAServer.org

Firewall Client

Configuring the HTTP Redirector
The HTTP Redirector's job is to forward all HTTP requests from firewall and SecureNAT clients to the Web Proxy Service. This article covers this topic in more detail. Source: ISAServer.org

HOW TO: Configure Firewall and Web Proxy Client Autodiscovery 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q309814 - ISA Server supports several clients types, including Web Proxy client computers and Firewall client computers. You can configure a CERN-compliant browser to be a Web Proxy client. Web Proxy client browsers send Hypertext Transfer Protocol (updated 1/21/2002) 

How to Enable PPTP Clients to Connect Through an ISA Firewall 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q283628 - This article describes how to enable Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) clients to connect through an Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) firewall. (updated 6/13/2001) 

How to Maintain Additional LAT Entries for an ISA Firewall Client 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q268326 - This article describes how to maintain additional Local Address Table (LAT) entries for an Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) firewall client. (updated 6/21/2001) 

HOW TO: Provide Internet Access Through a Firewall by Using Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q297922 - This step-by-step instruction guide describes how to provide Internet access through a firewall by using Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. This procedure provides internal clients unrestricted outbound access to the Internet. (updated 7/20/2001) 

FTP Configuration

How to Enable External Client Computers Access to a File Transfer Protocol Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q294679 - This article describes the procedures to enable external client computers access to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server that is running on Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. (updated 5/12/2001) 

Issues with the Internet Explorer FTP Client
While there are still some unexplained mysteries regarding several of the aspects of how ISA Server handles some FTP connections, there are other areas that are able to be clarified. One of those is how Internet Explorer handles the FTP protocol. Source: ISAServer.org

Application Connections

How to Allow Third-Party Internet Application Connections Through ISA Server 2000 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q295667 - This article describes how to allow connections to third-party Internet-based update services. The typical scenario that is addressed in this article is the connection to a software vendor update service from an update application that is connected to the Internet through Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2000. Update programs include, but are not limited to, programs that download software updates automatically (such as program updates, anti-virus updates, and so forth) or programs that connect to a service provider and update account information, such as Internet postage stamp programs, or Internet shipping management programs.  (updated 9/7/2001) 

How to Allow Outbound Napster Traffic to Pass Through ISA Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q275236 - This article describes how to configure client computers that are protected by Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server to support Napster traffic. (updated 3/6/2001) 

How to Allow MSN Instant Messenger Traffic Through ISA Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q277812 - Support for Microsoft Instant Messenger is built into Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 as a predefined protocol; however, when if you enable packet filtering, Instant Messenger does not work without the addition configuration that is described in the "More Information" section in this article. (updated 8/8/2001) 

How to Allow Access to Terminal Services on ISA from the External Interface 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q275210 - This article describes how to allow access to Terminal Services on an ISA server from the external interface by creating a static packet filter. ( updated 11/14/2000) 

HOWTO: Configure ISA Server 2000 and Enterprise Manager to Connect Through ISA to a SQL Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q299673 - This article describes how to configure both Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 and Enterprise Manager for administering a Microsoft SQL Server computer through an ISA server. (updated 6/14/2001) 

How to Use America Online 6.0 with Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q297479 - This article describes how to use America Online 6.0 on a client computer behind Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000. In some environments, it may not be necessary to perform every step in this article as those items may already be configured. This article describes how to connect AOL clients behind ISA Server; however, this article does not discuss the installation of the AOL services on the ISA server itself.  (updated 9/6/2001) 

How to Enable Live Stream Splitting in ISA Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q271270 - This article describes how to enable the live stream splitting functionality in Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server to split multiple Windows Media Technologies (WMT) streams. (updated 5/13/2001) 

How to Use Chkwsp32.exe for Winsock Proxy Clients and ISA Server Firewall Clients 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q284523 - This article describes how to use the Chkwsp32.exe utility for Winsock Proxy client computers and Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) servers. (updated 3/11/2001) 

Network Settings

Allowing Outbound PING and PPTP Connections
Configuring ISA Server to allow outbound Ping and PPTP connections. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring ISA Server Dial-up Connections
Using ISA over a dial-up connection is fraught with pitfalls, mainly because the dial-up connection is fundamentally different from a permanent connection. Here is a simplified setup of your server with some explanations for each step and how it relates to the other settings made. Source: ISAServer.org

Configuring ISA's H.323 Gateway, Gatekeeper, and Netmeeting for various call routing scenarios
This document explains the behavior of Netmeeting, Gateway and Gatekeeper in ISA. You can use it to understand and configure calling in your network. Source: ISAServer.org

Enabling DHCP Client IP Packet Filter
This tutorials walks you through the steps involved in enabling a DHCP Client Packet Filter. Source: ISAServer.org

Enable IP Routing on ISA Server to Increase Performance 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q279347 - Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server maintains secondary connections for secure network address translation (NAT) clients in Kernel mode, which can improve data throughput for protocols that use secondary connections. Secondary connections for secure NAT clients are only supported if an application filter that can process the protocol is installed on ISA Server. (updated 7/30/2001) 

How To Create a Protocol Rule for Internet Access 
Covers the steps involved in creating a protocol rule for internet access. Source: ISAServer.org

How to Allow Internet Access on ISA Server Machine
Many people complain of not being able to obtain access to the Internet from the ISA Server computer itself. This tutorial will show you an easy way to solve this common problem. Source: ISAServer.org

How to Set up an ISA Server with a Cable Modem Connection
This tutorial looks at how to setup and configure ISA Server to work with a Cable Modem connection that uses dynamic IP address allocation. Source: ISAServer.org

How to set up an ISA Server with an ADSL Modem 
This tutorial will look at how to setup and configure ISA Server to work with an ADSL Modem connection that uses dynamic IP address allocation. Source: ISAServer.org

HOW TO: Set Bandwidth Configuration for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q302527 - This step-by-step guide describes how to set bandwidth for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. (updated 7/10/2001) 

Mail Settings

Exchange 2000 Server Exchange System Manager Cannot Open Public Folders 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q280437 - If both Exchange 2000 Server and Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 are installed on the same computer, the Exchange 2000 Exchange System Manager may not display information for public folders. (updated 1/28/2001)

How to configure ISA Server to support internal SMTP servers
In this article, the author goes over what you need to do so that your internal mail servers can send outbound mail and how your internal mail servers can receive inbound mail. Source: ISAServer.org

ISA Server Configuration Options for Hotmail Access When You Use Outlook Express
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q287921 - When you try to configure Microsoft Outlook Express to retrieve e-mail messages from Microsoft MSN Hotmail through Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, you may receive one of the following error messages: (updated 6/13/2001) 

Troubleshooting Configuration Issues

How to Remove Corrupt Entries from the SMTP Filter 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q305012 - A problem that exists with the SMTP message screener may result in corrupt entries in the configuration of the SMTP filter on the Attachments or Keywords tab. (updated 8/22/2001) 

ISA Server Configuration Changes Are Not Instantaneous 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q281985 - When you make changes to Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, there is a delay before these changes take effect. This article describes the two registry keys that you can modify to control this behavior. (updated 3/15/2001)

Two Network Adapters Are Required for Winsock Proxy Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q253468 - When you try to use a Winsock-based program to connect to a remote host from "behind" the Proxy Server-based computer, you may be unable to do so, but connections using the Web Proxy service are not affected. Only client applications dependent upon ISA's Firewall Service and Proxy Server's Winsock Proxy Service are affected by this issue. (updated 4/10/2001) 

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