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Three insidious problems come to your network through media. Downloading data heavily taxes bandwidth and network resources. Plus, there is increased legal liability from downloading or viewing information from sites with copyright infringements; organizations from corporations to colleges to individuals have faced fallout from accessing or downloading files from sites illegally. There are also the ever-present risks from viruses and spyware, using servers as launch points to propagate throughout a network. Administrators can control the files which are uploaded to a file server through file server Internet filtering software.
File servers are most vulnerable to uploads that are initiated internally, from users accessing a site and either deliberating downloading material, like MP3s, or having the site send files, like adware and spyware. iPrism functions like file server Internet filtering software to restrict those data downloads in three ways:
- By blocking specific file types. User profiles created with iPrism's file server Internet filtering software can be used to create custom filtering rules that block audio, video, and image files, as well as user-defined extensions.
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- By blocking spyware, malware, and high bandwidth sites. iPrism's server Internet filtering software has existing profiles to filter sites with questionable content, such as sites which upload malware. This file server Internet filtering software blocks these dangerous threats so they cant be uploaded to a file server. iPrism's file server Internet filtering software also has an iGuard database category for high bandwidth sites, such as streaming video.
- By monitoring bandwidth usage and downloads. iPrism's file server Internet filtering software includes a Real-Time Monitor which tracks current usage, including the URLs and categories which are open, which users are accessing them, and how much bandwidth is used. Reports can be generated to show bandwidth usage and downloads for the entire network, individual IP addresses, or profiles.
Installing file server Internet filtering software directly on servers isnt feasible; the complexity, upkeep, and specialization of file server Internet filtering software make it difficult to administer effectively. It can also become complicated trying to fit file server Internet filtering software within a comprehensive Internet filtering solution. Thats the iPrism advantage: simplicity. iPrism's file server Internet filtering software centralizes Internet filtering for an entire network even wide-area networks into an easy-to-use web interface. iPrism's file server Internet filtering software rules can be incorporated with LDAP authentication and applied to users and groups. iPrism's file server Internet filtering software applies filtering consistently across multiple servers and platforms, so Internet traffic is always controlled.
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