Our Web Proxy service lets you serve up web pages from your Net Integrator without using the standard HTTP port 80, while still using normal URLs.

Why is Web Proxying Useful?

In a perfect world, you would simply configure your web service on your Net Integrator, enable the HTTP port 80 on your external network interface, register your domain and web server in DNS, and your web traffic would start coming in, with never a problem.

Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, so serving up your web pages is not always that simple. And that's why NIproxy's Web Proxy service exists.

Does your network provider block or restrict port 80?

Many cost-effective network providers, offering cable modem or xDSL access, have a "no servers" policy, and don't allow publicly available services (like mail or web) on their customer connections, either through their terms of service, or by explicitly blocking those ports.

Do you want to limit the network bandwidth used for incoming web traffic?

If you receive lots of web hits, you may be concerned that web traffic is getting in the way of your other network traffic. Our Web Proxy service will usually reduce the bandwidth required to serve up web pages from your Net Integrator, by acting as a transparent cache in front of your server.

Why Not Just Use Dynamic Redirect?

Net Integrator servers have the ability to work around port 80 blocking through the use of the "Dynamic Redirect" feature offered through the Net Integrator's dynamic DNS configuration. With Dynmic Redirect enabled, any requests to your web site (e.g. http://www.company.com/) are redirected to a non-standard port and host name running on your Net Integrator (e.g. http://www2.company.com:4201/).

For some Net Integrator owners, the Dynamic Redirect mechanism will provide just what they need. On the other hand, some Net Integrator owners may not want their users seeing non-standard URLs, and would appreciate the bandwidth and availability advantages of proxying and caching.

How Does Web Proxying Work?

Web Proxying works by using DNS to tell web browsers that your web server resides on on of NIproxy's servers. That server, in turn, is configured to transparently serve up your web content by connecting to the web server on your Net Integrator on a non-standard port, and passing it back to the end-user's browser.

This is accomplished by

• Settings on the NIproxy web server, telling it how to retrieve your web content.
• Re-configuring your Net Integrator to listen for web connections on a non-standard port
• Adding DNS records to your DNS configuration directing your incoming web traffic to the NIproxy web server.

You Retain Control

One of the "peace of mind" benefits of this configuration mechanism is that you retain control. In the unlikely event that there is a problem with the service, or if you simply choose to do things differently, you can easily change to another preferred configuration, without having to wait for anyone else to handle your request.

Optional Web Caching

At your option, you can extend the NIproxy Web Proxy service to include full web content caching, with our Web Caching service, which copies all your web content from your Net Integrator to a NIproxy server.

How Do I Sign Up?

Easy! Just visit our Order Page!

What If I Have More Questions?

Contact us, and we'll answer any questions you may have.