Blocking prevents users from accessing all or specific Internet sites
Spector CNE
Administrator's Guide
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Blocking prevents users from accessing all or specific Internet sites |
Configure Computers
By default, no Internet blocking occurs; you must enable it and specify what to block. Internet blocking (filtering) prevents users from accessing all or parts of the Internet. When you block users from inappropriate web sites, chat/IM, or file transfer protocols, they cannot display the web page or communicate at the port that is blocked.
Alternatively, you can allow users access to ONLY the web sites, chat/IM, and other protocols that you specify and no others. For example, you could limit Internet access to online references web sites, a work-related web server, a specific FTP domain, in-house MSN messaging, and that's it.
Spector 360 provides two methods for blocking Internet usage. You can apply both methods as needed, but a Client may use only one method.
Server Web Filtering - Each time a Client computer requests to go online, it first checks with the Web Filter Server. The Web Filter Server tells the Client what is allowed or not allowed, based on rules set in the Dashboard's Website Filtering Management (and stored in the Database).
The advantage of filtering at the server is that you can apply both block and allow rules, set priority for a list of rules, define rules to a greater level of detail, and change the rules or the blocked web sites without reconfiguring the Client. See the Spector 360 Dashboard Guide.
Local Client Filtering - When you install or configure the Client, you provide it with the Internet access that is allowed or not allowed. When local web filtering is set, the Client ignores instructions from the Web Filter Server. To change the filtering, you need to apply new Client Settings. Local Client filtering is described in this guide.
At the Client, you can block:
Web Sites: All Internet access, a list of domain names
Chat/IM: Block or allow incoming messages from protocols or contacts
When: Times of day and days of the week to block or allow
Who: Block or allow all users or specific users
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If you block all Internet access, do not expect the Client to record any other type of Internet activity, such as webmail or chat conversations. |
