Monthly Archives: April 2015


How to upgrade Artica Proxy from 1.9x to 2.x

Here it is the procedure to upgrade Artica Proxy from 1.9x  to 2.x Before upgrading to 2.x please read notices:  2.x version are not compatible debian 6.x All statistics will be lost Artica statistics appliance will be no longer used. Download the artica-2.0x.xxxxxx.tgz package using this link https://articatech.net On the 1.9x […]

20-04-2015 16-25-13

17-04-2015 12-14-37

How to block Symantec LiveUpdate ?

To block Symantec LiveUpdate you have to create an object for destination Web server or domain. And put symantecliveupdate.com in this object Create a new rule that “Deny access” On the items tabs, Create an object “Web server or domain“ Click on Add button Select the added object and put […]


Is Artica-proxy 2.x is HyperV compatible ?

Artica-proxy 1.9x and 2.x is HyperV compatible. Both versions are based on Debian 7 that is supported by HyperV 2012 ( Hyper-V Server 2012, Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 ).   Linux Integration Services (LIS) are directly included in : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 et 6.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server […]

16-04-2015 22-34-21

11-04-2015 10-28-30

Quota per user/categories

The Artica v2.x is able to “block” Members/groups according downloaded size and/or per category. This feature is no longer supported and replaced by the Quota Size proxy object Prerequisites: You need to have Web filtering engine enabled. You need to have statistics enabled. If you want to create quota rules […]


Enable extra quotas statistics

Extra quotas statistics allows you to detect exceed quotas when you using hourly hour. For performance objective, Artica calculate user’s quota each hour. This feature allows you to force Artica to generate quotas each 5,10,15 or 30 minutes. Click on Your Proxy Select the Link “Statistics Engine” Activate the “Build hourly […]

10-04-2015 17-04-55

Alerts on bandwidth limit

Version 2.x This feature allows you to be notified when the total HTTP/HTTPS bandwidth reach a defined size. When the bandwidth exceed a defined value, artica create a report in order to display bandwidth consumption for each user and each website On Your proxy, select “Watchdog parameters” Select Bandwidth tab. […]

09-04-2015 00-22-14

08-04-2015 02-52-55

How can i display my log partition usage ?

To display the content of the log partition usage: Click on “System” on the top Menu. Select “Internal Hard drive” icon. Choose Directory Monitor tab Click on the chart icon in the table for the /var/log directroy. A graph is displayed and shows you the directory usage.