→ What is the Anchiva Web Security Appliance (WSA)?
The Anchiva Web Security Appliances are purpose built gateways that offer the highest level of protection for your network against spyware and virus infections. Deployed at key internet access points in the network, the ASIC based WSA scans web and email traffic in real-time without degrading network performance.

→ What are some of the key advantages of the WSA?

• Highest web scanning performance: The Anchiva 2000X the highest web and email inspection performance.
  The 3rd party testing report can be downloaded from our website: https://www.icsalabs.com/icsa/docs/html/communities/services/Lab_Reports/Anchiva-2000X.pdf
• Level of Malware Coverage: The current database protects against 750,000+ known malware from infection your users.
• Ease of use: Transparent mode deployments allow for seamless deployments into existing networks.
• Network centric design: Multiple interfaces and support for VLAN technologies allows a single WSA to secure multiple network segments.

→ What kinds of attacks can the WSA protect networks against?
The WSA offers the industry's most comprehensive gateway protection against different variants of malware including: spyware, viruses, keyloggers, rootkits, backdoor, trojans, Adware, worms and many more. The category listings and most recent malware found by Anchiva's malware research team can be viewed at: http://www.anchiva.com/virus/

→ Does Anchiva maintain their own malware research team?
Yes, headed by veterans well known in the virus research community, Anchiva's RapidRX research labs is quickly becoming recognized in the industry due to their active participation in the Wildlist community.

→ What models of the WSA are available?
There are currently 4 WSA models: Anchiva 500, Anchiva 1000X, Anchiva 2000X, Anchiva 2000FX (Fiber interface option)
The models support the same web and email inspection features, key differences are the performance offered by the different models.

→ Does the WSA provide 100% protection against the latest Wildlist viruses?
Yes the WSA are ICSA certified and verified offer 100% coverage against the against the latest Wildlist viruses.

→ Is the malware protection licensed per user or per device?
The malware subscription for the WSA is very cost effective and licensed per device. There are no per-user subscriptions needed.

→ Can the WSA replace your firewall?
No, the WSA cannot replace your firewall. The WSA is normally deployed behind the network firewall, offering application level threat management against web and email borne attacks.

→ What protocols are supported for malware scanning?
Currently, web and email protocols, HTTP, SMTP, FTP and POP3 are supported.

→ Can the system be deployed in a High Availability (HA) configuration?
Yes, 2 Anchiva systems can be deployed in an HA Active/Passive configuration.

→ Does the WSA support VLAN's?
Yes, supporting 802.1Q based VLAN's allows the WSA to scale to secure web and email traffic for multiple network segments or customer networks in the case of a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).

→ How can I manage the Anchiva Web Security Appliance?
The WebUI and CLI can be securely accessed using HTTPS and SSH. Supported browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above and Firefox version 1.0 and above.

→ Do the Anchiva systems support URL Filtering?
Yes, the Anchiva Spylist is an updated URL that can be enabled to block users from accessing known spyware sites and also block infected hosts from uploading content to these websites.

→ Will the system automatically update its malware signature database?
Yes, the Anchiva systems support automated updates of their signature databases. To retrieve updates from the Anchiva update servers, the system must be configured on the network and have access to the internet.

→ What type of interfaces are the Anchiva systems equipped with?

Model	Copper Interfaces	Fiber Interfaces
Anchiva 500	4 x 10/100/1000	None
Anchiva 1000X	8 x 10/100/1000	None
Anchiva 2000X	8 x 10/100/1000	None
Anchiva 2000FX	4 x 10/100/1000	4 SFP

→ Can the WSA be deployed in Transparent mode?
Yes, Transparent mode deployments allow the WSA to be seamlessly installed into a network without requiring any changes to the existing IP design.

→ Does the WSA support offline and inline deployments?
The flexible design of the WSA supports both inline Preventative and offline Recon modes. Preventative mode actively blocks malware infections while Recon mode allows the WSA to listen on a span port inspecting and reporting on web and email malware activity on the network.

→ Can the Anchiva Web Security Gateway System quarantine infected files? If so where?
Yes, the Anchiva systems are equipped with high-speed SATA hard drives for storing quarantined emails, infected files and system logs. All the Anchiva devices come with a 240G hard drives.

→ What is the default IP address assigned to the Anchiva Web Security System?
The default IP address is 192.168.20.200/24

→ What is the default username and password used to access WebUI?
The default account is "administrator" and the default password is "password".

→ Does Anchiva OS have a Command Line Interface (CLI)?
Yes, the CLI can be accessed securely using SSH or locally through a direct serial connection. To connect to the serial console, use a program such as Hyperterminal using the settings: 9600 (port speed), 8, None, 1.

→ What kind of logging and reporting are available?
Onboard logging and graphical reports are available along with external logging to a syslog server.

→ Does the Anchiva Web Security System provide admin activity logging?