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.

1. SecureNAT client
   To configure SecureNAT client, only change gateway in network properties to ISA Server
   • Open Network Connection Properties on client computer.
     
   • On Network Properties, select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click Properties.
     
   • On Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties, change IP Address on default gateway to ISA Server.
     
2. 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.
     
3. 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