Secure Application Connectivity

AppGate Applet Support Information

	Browser
Operating System	Netscape 4.7x	Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0
Windows 95/98/98SE	X	X
Windows ME	X	X
Windows NT	X	X
Windows 2000	X	X
Windows XP	-	X¹
Linux	X	-
Solaris	X	-
HP-UX	X	-
Mac OS 7+	-	X²
1. Internet Explorer 6.0 only 2. This applet is signed with a self-signed certificate issued by AppGate.

Netscape notes

The "write to hosts" file functionality is not available under Netscape.

Due to a bug in Netscape's Java implementation the Applet will be restarted whenever the Netscape browser frame that controls the applet is resized.

AppGate Instructions:

1. Connect to https://appgate.wcom.com/. Choose the “Connect to the AppGate Server via the AppGate Applet” option located in the center of the web page. This will start the AppGate java applet which you will use to connect to the AppGate server.

NOTE: If you experience problems with the AppGate Java Applet, please download and install the AppGate Connect client from the bottom of the web page.

2. You will see the following screen after starting the java applet:

You will be given a username/password by an AppGate administrator. Please input the username/password at this screen and choose “Connect”.

3. You will see an indicator that the applet is connecting to the AppGate server:

You will be prompted to accept the “Host Keys” for the AppGate server. Please accept the Host Keys.

4. Once connected to the AppGate server you will see the following screen:

Choose the “Details” button and you get the following screen:

5. You will now see all of your available access options at the bottom of the applet. Choose the access type you want to enable by selecting the checkbox next to that option. The following example assumes I want to enable POP and SMTP:

6. If you have telnet access you can choose the “Run” command next to your telnet option and a separate window will appear with your telnet login information.

7. Once you have the options chosen you can access the selected resource. If you are using the AppGate web proxy you must go into your web browser properties and use “localhost” and port 80 as your web proxy.

8. Once you have completed all of your work you can simply choose “Exit” from the top of the applet and the client will exit.