Monday, November 10, 2014

Brand your Spark Installation

This how-to explains how to brand your installation of Spark IM client with your company name and logo along with some other bits and bobs

Install Spark
Make sure that the latest version of Spark is installed on either a test machine or a single client machine that you will use to modify the install.
Find the file to edit
The next step is to find the file that you need to edit to brand spark. The following steps assume that you have installed Spark in the default directory...
Navigate to C:\Program Files\Spark\lib
Find the file 'spark.jar' and open it with WinRar (other archivers will work but WinRar tends to give best results)
NOTE: Open the .jar file, do NOT extract it.

How to configure Google Application Control with the Sophos UTM

Related Product: Web Protection
Related Version: Since version 9.2
What is Google Application control?
The Sophos UTM provides a feature to enforce a policy and limit access to the Google App services for specific domains only. This feature is useful for administrators who need to limit Google App access to their company domains only, and prohibit users from accessing their personal Google Apps.
What to do
Where to Configure: Webadmin on https://<IP of UTM>:4444
Related Section: Web Protection | Web Filter Profiles | Filter Actions
Note:
  • This feature is configurable per proxy Filter Action
  • If this feature is enabled, the HTTP proxy in the Sophos UTM adds a special header to the App login request for Google
  • The 'Decrypt and scan' option is required for 'HTTPS (SSL) traffic' for this feature to work