Content Filter

Question: Internet content filter small network?

(Posted by: Ray Ray on 2009-12-30 09:17:57)

Im a administrator of a small network prolly about 35 workstations and a server. I have 2 remote locations that are connected to the main office network via VPN. I want to put in place some kind of internet content filter for all the work stations. each site has there own independent internet connections and the router has VPN features that connect them to the main network. well i was going to do the blocking on each router with domain blocking. but the routers im using only have the feature to block domains to all computers. it don't let u input a ip range for blocking only as there are a few office computers that need to be wide open. So im needing software to run of the server that will administer website content blocking. anything out there that might fit my needs?

Posted by: SBS_Jen on 2010-01-02, 22:00:40

An appliance solution would probably be the easiest for you to install and manage based on what you've described. Take a look at the iPrism Web Filter. You can setup multiple profiles, block certain users, groups, time frames, etc., it's really flexible. And iPrism works on any network, no matter what kind of equipment you have. Good luck!

Posted by: Misc Tech Advice on 2009-12-30, 09:25:05

Depends on your equipment. If you have something like a Cisco ASA, you can link it up to Websense. Conversely, you can create an ACL on the outbound WAN link to block particular URLs (by IP address). Another alternative would be to implement OpenDNS. This automatically comes with URL filtering.