Additional features to consider implementing

Optional features available

NetCache includes a number of features that you can use to customize the NetCache appliance for your environment. Use the following table to help you determine which features to implement.

If you want to...	See...
Customize the configuration of network interfaces Create virtual interfaces	The network interface chapter in the Administration Guide
Configure NetCache to use default and static routes for incoming and outgoing requests	The routing chapter in the Administration Guide
Configure the appliance for host name resolution and for DNS caching	The DNS chapter in the Administration Guide
Configure the appliance to support FTP	This chapter in this guide
Require users to supply a user name and password when using Gopher	The Gopher topic in the Appliance Manager online Help
Restrict administrative access for security purposes	The administrative security chapter in the Security Guide
Require users to authenticate themselves before NetCache services requests	The authentication chapter in the Security Guide
Prevent unauthorized clients from accessing NetCache services Restrict the access of authorized clients to specified content and NetCache services	The access control chapter in the Security Guide
Establish direct tunneling through the appliance for traffic that the appliance does not handle	The protocol tunneling chapter in the Administration Guide
Configure the SNMP agent on the appliance to use diagnostic and other management services	The SNMP chapter in the Administration Guide
Enable or disable log files	The log files chapter in the Administration Guide
Select and modify log file formats	The Guide to Messages and Log File Entries
Customize error messages Hide error messages from users	The error handling chapter in the Administration Guide
Control bandwidth use	The bandwidth allocation topic in the Appliance Manager online Help
Configure the ContentDirector software to distribute content from a central source to remote NetCache appliances	The ContentDirector agent topic in the Appliance Manager online Help
Push HTTP content to the NetCache appliance using the `confill` command	The confill information in Prefilling streaming media content and the `confill` CLI help
Enable your NetCache appliance to interact with an ICAP server to adapt content to local policies	The ICAP Services Guide
Modify your Autosupport configuration settings	The Autosupport chapter in the Administration Guide