How to set up a network scenario with eBox

Introduction

This document is meant to explain where eBox should be placed in your network.

There are basically two typical scenarios where eBox can be installed.

In the first scenario eBox is placed between your router and your local network. In the second one, eBox is installed just like another machine in your network. The latter has some limitations as we explain later.

Scenario 1

In this scenario eBox is placed between your router and your local networks.

This is the preferred scenario to fully exploit the capabilities of eBox.

Use this topology if you plan to do any of the following:

• Transparent proxy
• Content filtering
• Firewalling: protect your local network from external networks
• NAT
• Traffic shaping
• Multipath routing
• Using openVPN to interconnect networks