Add-in Update: Remote Alert 1.3.5

Late last year, I wrote a review for a WHS add-in called Remote Alert.  It had potential, but as I stated then:

Remote Alert is one those add-ins that falls into that category of what I call “This is an example of what you can do for an add-in”.

Well, almost a year later and a few updated versions, Remote Alert is all “growed” up.  Version 1.3.5  has been available for about a week now from the HomeServerLand website.  There are many enhancements that have been to the program since I reviewed v1.

I say: check it out!

What is in Remote Alert v1.3.5?

Remote Alert is a Windows Home Server add-in that provides remote access notification, additional security layers and remote access activity logging. Remote Alert permits WHS Administrators to monitor remote access attempts to their Windows Home Server.  Any attempt to log on to the WHS via a web browser is reported in real-time using the WHS Network Health task tray icon.  A history of access attempts is maintained by in the WHS Console for future analysis. In addition Remote Alert includes an array of smart network centric technologies designed to help keep your WHS secure from outside intruders.

 

Experience it for yourself. Download the Remote Alert WHS add-in and take it for a test drive.

Features

• Real time logon activity status (successful / failed) alerts
• Real time network activity traffic monitor
• Real time connected session and resources overview
• Remote access activity history overview (basic client info: IP address & browser type)
• IP Security for IP address or entire network range blacklisting
• Powerful brute-force protection (cannot be fooled via proxies & suspends remote access but does not kill any legit sessions)
• Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and ARP poisoning detection
• Remote access availability scheduler (i.e. suspend remote access during nighttime, does not affect HP Webshare or additional websites)
• Smart IIS Web logs parser
• Build-in self-checking update notification

ChangeLog / Fixes:

• Network Activity Monitor now works if multiple NIC cards are installed.
• Reduced memory footprint
• DNS, WHOIS look-up extended to IP connections page.
• Network chart performance improvements.
• Geo-location look-up performance and accuracy improvement.
• Remote Alert GUI fixes, revisions and improvements.
• IIS Log parser sidebar toggle added.

Requirements

Remote Alert requires the Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 and Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 to be installed on the WHS.