Web Filter Server
Access the Web Filter Server Administration window from the icon in your Windows notification area. This window allows you to check the server status and stop or start the service.
To open the Data Vault Administration window:
Double-click the icon located in the Windows notification area.
Version - Version of the Web Filter Server (WFS) installed.
Communications - The port where the WFS is listening for Client requests. The default port is 16771.
Database Server - The Spector 360 SQL Server instance (computer and database) providing Web Filtering rules to the WFS.
Database Status - The status of the WFS to the Database and whether the current database is validated. Status can be Connected, Not Connected, and Unknown.
Stop Service - Appears when the WFS Windows service is running. Click this button to stop the Windows service. A message asks you to confirm the action, and a second message tells you the service was stopped. When the service is stopped, either local Client Web Site blocking goes into effect as a backup, or there is no web site filtering.
Start Service - Appears when the WFS Windows service is not running. Click this button to start the Windows service.
View Log File - Click this button to view a text log file of Web Filter Server activities. The log file is useful for SpectorSoft Technical Support when they help you troubleshoot problems. If Technical Support requests a "Verbose Log," click Server Status and make the selection.
Server Status - Click this button to view the Client activity detected by the Web Filter Server. More...
Windows Firewall - Click this button to view the Windows Firewall status. When the WFS was installed, an exception was put into place to allow communication through an XP firewall on port 16771.