Using a Browser Without Java Support for Working with Secure Web Gateway

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You can work with the interface of Web Gateway through a browser that requires no Java support.

Product behavior is mainly the same as when using other methods for working with Web Gateway, with a few differences.

These differences are mostly related to file handling with the purpose of moving files between Web Gateway and your local file system.

Uploading and downloading files to and from Web Gateway, exporting and importing lists or rule sets from and to files, and some other activities require that you work with another dialog window to complete them.

Working with an additional window for file handling

Assume you want to download a file from Web Gateway to your local file system. Two windows are involved in the process:

The usual Web Gateway window for file downloads
A second window file handling activities

You browse for and select a file in the first window and execute the download by clicking the appropriate button in the second.

A third window is involved when you upload a file from your local system to Web Gateway.

Options of the additional window

The additional window for file handling provides the following options.

Option	Definition
Download selected	Downloads a file from Web Gateway to your local system. Before performing the download, you select the file in the usual window of the Web Gateway interface.
Upload files	Uploads a file from your local system to Web Gateway. You select the file and perform the upload in a third window, which opens after selecting this option.
Delete selected	Deletes a file within Web Gateway. Before deleting this file, you select it in the usual window of the Web Gateway interface. If the file also exists on your local system, it is not deleted.

Option

Definition

Download selected

Downloads a file from Web Gateway to your local system.

Before performing the download, you select the file in the usual window of the Web Gateway
interface.

Upload files

Uploads a file from your local system to Web Gateway.

You select the file and perform the upload in a third window, which opens after selecting this
option.

Delete selected

Deletes a file within Web Gateway.

Before deleting this file, you select it in the usual window of the Web Gateway interface.
If the file also exists on your local system, it is not deleted.

Activities to be completed in the additional window

The file handling activities that are completed in the additional window are listed here.

They are grouped according to the tabs and pages of the Web Gateway interface that you begin with to perform an activity.

Top-level menu	Tab or page	File handling activities
Policy	Rule Sets	Import a rule set from a file Export a rule set to a file
Policy	Lists	Import a list from a file Export a list to a file Append list content from a file
Troubleshooting	Rule tracing central	Import a rule trace from a file Export a rule trace to a file
Troubleshooting	Files	Upload a file Download a file Delete a file within Web Gateway
Troubleshooting	Log files Rule tracing files Feedback Core files Connection tracing Packet tracing	Download a file Delete a file within Web Gateway
Troubleshooting	System tools Network tools	Export tool output to a file
Troubleshooting	Backup/Restore	Create a configuration backup Import and restore a configuration

Number of users working on Web Gateway

When using a browser that is not supported by Java, we recommend limiting the number of simultaneous users (administrators) on a Web Gateway appliance to 6. This is also the default limit.

Best practice: If you are running multiple appliances as nodes in a Central Management cluster, you can distribute users among the appliances without exceeding the limit for each appliance.