Yearly Archives: 2015


Import Active Directory groups and categories.

This feature (available on Artica v2.17.080618 or above ) allows you to import a list of Active Directory groups associated to Artica categories objects in order to bypass the web filtering engine. On the Main ACLs table, click on “options” button Choose “Import Active Directory group and categories” link. Put […]

06-08-2015 18-11-16

06-08-2015 17-06-08

The Artica Categories object

The Artica Categories object is an object that allows you to use personal categories and Artica categories inside ACLs. To display this object or to use it, you need to enable the “Categories Service“ How it works ? When adding the Artica categories object inside an ACL rule, the proxy […]


Redirect blocked requests to your Web page.

If you want to handle your own web error page instead using the Artica Error page service use this way. On the top menu, select Your Proxy. Choose “Banned page service” link Choose “Remote block page” tab Turn to green the Redirect all blocked sites to a remote web page […]

05-08-2015 01-17-57

05-08-2015 01-06-03

The Paranoid mode

This feature is available with Artica v2.17.080501 or above. The paranoid mode is designed to reduce web error page processing caused by flooder clients. If a computer is infected by a malware that want to access to Internet or if a client use an application denied by a policy, background […]


HotSpot rule behavior

The rule behavior define how the HotSpot authenticate guests and processes to access trough Internet. Use terms of service If enabled, then guest will be prompted to read a legal information before access to the login page Send accounts informations to Meta server : You can only use it if […]

03-08-2015 00-23-04

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What are HotSpot rules ? Create an HotSpot rule

HotSpot rules is the major feature of the HotSpot revision 4 What are rules ? Rules are defined by one or several networks. A network can be a IP address (10.10.10.1 ) or a subnet  ( 10.10.10.0/24) . When a guest computer is connected to the HotSpot, Artica will try […]


02-08-2015 13-16-05

How to use/enable the HotSpot feature ?

A) HotSpot Only The HotSpot feature cannot be used with the standard proxy feature because it will lock all ports for unregistered users. An Artica license allows you to use 2 servers so you can use a Standard Artica server for your employees and an Artica HotSpot for your guest […]


The HotSpot revision 4 features in Artica

The captive portal technique forces an HTTP client on a network to see a special web page (usually for authentication purposes) before using the Internet normally. A captive portal turns a Web browser into an authentication device. This is done by intercepting most packets, regardless of address or port, until […]


28-07-2015 19-01-44

How to avoid none category in the block page ?

The “none” category means you have defined a “Nothing else” behavior in a rule and the web site has not been classified by a white-listed category. By default the blocked web site is classified as “none“ If you want to display the real category in the web-filtering blocked page you […]