
Barracuda Web Filter Release 3.3
32 Chapter 3: Configuring, Monitoring, and Managing the Barracuda Web Filter
Configuring the Barracuda Web Filter
This section describes the configuration tasks you can perform from the administration interface. This
section covers the following topics:
Configuring system IP information..................................................... 32
Setting up linked management............................................................ 32
Controlling access to the Web interface.............................................. 34
Customizing the appearance of the Web interface .............................. 34
Changing the language of the Web interface ...................................... 34
Setting the time zone of the system .................................................... 34
Enabling and disabling virus protection.............................................. 35
Enabling and disabling Web caching .................................................. 35
Setting up a syslog server to centrally monitor system logs ............... 35
Configuring system IP information
The BASIC > IP Configuration page contains the network configuration for your Barracuda Web
Filter. Use this page to change the following settings:
• System IP address and domain configuration
• DNS servers
• Client IP Visibility for HTTP—Specifies whether the Barracuda Web Filter is to expose client
IP Addresses in egress HTTP traffic. If you change this setting to No, all HTTP traffic passing
through the system will have the IP address of the Barracuda Web Filter.
• Static routes
Setting up linked management
Use the ADVANCED > Linked Management page to link multiple Barracuda Web Filters together so
they can synchronize configuration settings. Linked systems can be geographically dispersed and do
not need to be co-located on the same network. Linked management does not provide load-balancing
functionality. The Barracuda Web Filter uses ports 8001 and 8002 to synchronize configuration
between linked systems.
Linked Management is available on the Barracuda Web Filter 410 and above.
Note:
Some network environments may not be suitable to linking multiple Barracuda Web Filter
systems together. For example, if you have multiple network segments that each require different
policies, it may be better to provide a dedicated, unlinked Barracuda Web Filter for each segment. This
way you can configure each Barracuda Web Filter without the configuration settings propagating to
the other systems.
To link two Barracuda Web Filter devices:
1. Complete the installation process for each system as described in Chapter 2 Installation and
Configuration.
2. From the ADVANCED > Task Manager on Barracuda Web Filter 1, verify that no processes are
running. Complete this step for the Barracuda Web Filter 2 as well. No processes should be
running when you link systems together.
3. From the ADVANCED > Linked Management page on Barracuda Web Filter 1, enter the Cluster
Shared Secret password, and click
Save Changes.
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