Thank you for choosing ClarkConnect.

ClarkConnect is a server Operating System (OS) that provides enterprise-level network security and application services to the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) market. It protects against incoming threats, manages your user environment, provides a robust and stable application platform, enables your organization to enforce outgoing policy, and increases productivity through integration of services.

Configuration using an easy-to-use web interface called WebConfig helps keep the required knowledge of Linux to a minimum. You should, however, have at least a working knowledge of basic network concepts in order to make optimal use of the installation wizard. For help learning basic networking concepts click here.

This document describes how to install and configure your ClarkConnect server or gateway. The following are required:

• x86 based hardware for the server
• a DSL, Ethernet, or cable modem Internet connection
• a small network (Local Area Network or LAN)

The following features are included in ClarkConnect:

• Web-based manager (WebConfig)
• Automatic software updates
• Stateful firewall
• Multi-WAN support
• Intrusion detection
• Intrusion prevention
• Peer-to-peer manager
• Internal DHCP server
• Caching DNS server
• RAID support
• Multi-processor support
• 1-to-1 NAT support
• DMZ support
• Egress blocking support
• PPTP & IPSec VPN
• Groupware/Collaboration
• Flexshares
• SMTP server
• Antispam
• Antivirus
• POP and IMAP servers
• Webmail
• Banner ad blocking
• Web proxy
• Content filtering
• Bandwidth manager
• Web server (HTTP)
• PHP support
• MySQL support
• SSL certificate manager
• SSL support (HTTPS)
• FTP server
• Mail Archive
• Encrypted Volumes
• Print sharing (CUPS)
• File sharing (SAMBA)
• Health monitoring/alerts
• Daily security audit
• Active OSS community
• SOAP support
• Developer API
• Linux 2.6 kernel

Additional Features are also available as additions to ClarkConnect through the Service Delivery Network and other third party providers.

• Managed/Dynamic VPN
• Dynamic DNS
• Technical support
• Offsite Backup
• Hosted Antivirus/Antispam
• Training
• Mentoring Services

Release notes are available http://www.clarkconnect.com/help/release_notes.

Comparing Software Editions A comparison chart of available ClarkConnect and ClearOS editions is available here

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