FEATURES
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| Easy to Manage |
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BrowseControl reduces the burden on I.T. Technical staff since
all the features can be locally managed by departmental managers
and teachers who can enable/disable Internet access at
departmental, classroom or individual PC level, or block
unauthorised software such as games or any application which
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| Application Blocking |
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Control what times certain software can be used or totally block usage of certain applications to stop the abuse of software. This will help enforce your computer use policy. |
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- Specify software applications to be blocked.
- Internal name of Program used i.e. will work even if user renames the .exe file.
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| Internet Access Control Options |
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| User Based BrowseControl |
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BrowseControl is now able to function in two modes, Computer Based and User Based. User mode allows control over each user on the network. All the functionalities and settings that are available for the Computer based mode are also applicable in the user based mode. [ Screenshot ]
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| Blocking Protocols |
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Browse Control can block any number of the following protocols
and you can even specify any additional ports you require: |
| HTTP |
FTP |
TELNET |
| SMTP |
POP3 |
SOCKS |
| NEWS |
ICQ |
IRC |
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| Browse Control Components |
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Server Component: This
component includes a Server Service and Database. This allows
PCs to be connected to a central location at all times and thus
schedules can be made and applied at all times.
Console Component: This component is the Management
Console that allows the Administrator, Manager or Teacher to
control internet access to Client PCs. This console can be
installed on any compliant Windows system (server or
workstation).
A password can be set on the Browse Control Console so that you
will be prompted for your Password when trying to run the
Console. This will secure the server from being used by any
unauthorised user.
Additional security can be set to that "Administrators" can be
defined and thus having full control over the system. "Users"
can also eb define which will give them limited access to the
configuration of BrowseControl yet still allowing them to
control internet access and use other features.
Client Component - to be installed on all PCs that need
to be managed by BrowseControl.
The client is password protected and can also be hidden for
extra security. Installation is provided in MSI format so that
installation is very easy. It can be installed manually on each
PC, by Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy, Software
Distribution Tools or by login script . The client runs
transparently on the PC.
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| Additional Features |
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Newly Designed Console & Client |
Introducing our new Console and Client with an enhanced architecture!
Now available on an even more powerful and robust common console, CurrentWare Console, the Internet filtering and monitoring policies of both BrowseControl and BrowseReporter can efficiently be administered through this common interface.
The clients for BrowseControl and BrowseReporter have also been combined into one common client, offering improved deployment through Active Directory, 3rd party deployment tools or through remote installation from the CurrentWare Console.
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Enable/disable Internet access |
Totally block Internet access. |
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| Scheduler |
Schedule specific time slots during the day, week or month when
Internet access is allowed. This can also be done on an
individual PC or Group level with different allowed access times
depending on your needs.
While Internet access is either blocked or filtered during work hours, managers/teachers may want to lift this restriction during lunch time or after works hours. Through the scheduler, assign the times when Internet is either set to ON, allowing users full access to the web. Or allow users access to specific sites only during the scheduled time. For example, at lunch time you may want to grant your employees/students access to social networking sites which would normally be restricted during work/school hours.
The Internet scheduler includes two types of schedules:
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Internet ON – users/PCs are allowed full access to the Internet, except for those sites listed under the Blocked List.
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Custom Allowed List – Internet access is restricted to those sites listed under the “Custom Allowed List” during the scheduled time(s). Sites under the original Allowed List (URL Filter) are accessible at all times.
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| Timer |
Allows Internet ON or Internet OFF for a certain number of
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| Allow access to
specific URLs |
Create a table of “Whitelist” sites which users are allowed to
access to (e.g. Intranet, Project specific sites, course
specific sites) |
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| Choose to restrict any
combination of WWW, E-mail, IP Addresses, FTP sites or
ICQ/IRC/Newsgroups. |
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Deny
access to
specific URLs |
Create a table of “Blacklist” sites which users will be
blocked from visiting. This can help to enhance your
systems' setup if you already have a filter running. You
can add the sites you want to block. |
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| Choose to restrict any
combination of WWW, E-mail, IP Addresses, FTP sites or
ICQ/IRC/Newsgroups. |
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Terminal Server Compatibility |
BrowseControl and BrowseReporter now support a Terminal Server environment. Internet access or web monitoring of thin clients can be administered by installing the new CurrentWare Server/Console and the CurrentWare Client on the Terminal Server.
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Port Filtering Options |
Filtering options can be modified to block unwanted downloads of files over the internet, avoid filtering of images or allow blocking of ports only during the Internet OFF mode. |
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| Offsite Internet Access Control |
Ensure that mobile systems/users are protected under the BrowseControl policies when they are not connected to the BrowseControl server. By default , offsite systems will be restricted to the same Allowed/Blocked and App Blocker restriction as when they are onsite. |
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