SM5000SM2000WS5000WS1100WS1000WS500WS100Feature
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Note: Operating in bridged mode is only possible on a Web Appliance with a bridge card installed.
The Sophos Web Appliance is a high-performance appliance designed to handle web proxy
access for organizations of various sizes.The Web Appliance is scalable to much larger numbers
of users by grouping multiple Web Appliances by joining them to a single Management Appliance.
The appliances raise alerts via the administrative web interface and via email if any hardware
components are not functioning optimally.
This section describes the front and back panel LEDs, powering the appliances down gracefully,
and hardware-related alerts. The Sophos Management Appliance provides centralized policy
configuration and centralized reporting for grouped appliances, thus minimizing system
administration work while providing organization-wide information without sacrificing security or
customizable web use control.
The appliances have a number of ways to alert you if there is a problem with one of their hardware
components. In addition to status indicators in the administrative web interface and alerts sent
via email, the appliances have LED indicators and audible alarms.
Front Panel LEDs
Indicators on the front of each appliance provide status information and warnings.The arrangement
of the front panel LEDs are the same for the WS100, WS500, WS1000, WS1100, and the SM2000.
The indicators on the front of the SM5000 are slightly different, and the indicators on the front of
the WS5000 are also slightly different. Each variant is shown in the following diagrams.
WS500,WS1000,WS1100, & SM2000WS100
WS5000SM5000
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