Detailed Features

Console Configuration Tool
Interface	Console based GUI based on newt.
Locale  Settings	Set keymap and timezone for your CensorNet server.
Network  Configuration	Auto probe network card drivers, set IP address, DNS, gateway, hostname for public and private interfaces.
Router Mode	• IP Router Mode - CensorNet acts like a Layer-3 IP packet forwarding router, and operates a secure firewall on the public interface. • Ethernet Bridge Mode - CensorNet acts like a Layer-2 Ethernet frame bridge, and forwards all network traffic without the security of a firewall.
DHCP Service	Enable/disable DHCP service.
User  Authentication	• Windows NT - CensorNet will authenticate users against a Windows NT domain (or SAMBA server) • Active Directory - CensorNet will authenticate users against an Active Directory server • Internal - CensorNet will maintain a list of username and passwords internally, manageable through the Web Interface.
Web Cache  Configuration	• Upstream Proxy - configure a parent proxy for CensorNet, supports authentication. • Parent Proxy Exceptions - add or remove domains that will bypass the parent proxy • Authentication Exceptions - add or remove domains that can be requested without authentication or filtering • Source IP Filter Exceptions - allow unfiltered requests based on workstation IP address • Cache Size - specify the size of the cache (in Mb) • Proxy Port - specify the port that CensorNet will listen on, default: 8080
Probe LAN	Automatically scan the network for workstations and add them to CensorNet.
Import Users	Attempt to import users automatically from Windows NT or Active Directory domain.
Flush Cache	Empty the web cache held on disk.
BLUD  Configuration	Enable/disable Blacklist Update (BLUD) subscription.
APC UPS	Configure APC UPS to work with CensorNet.
Firewall  Configuration	• Remote Access - Enable/disable remote access (SSH) on the public interface Router Mode Only: • Port Forwarding Configuration - map external connections to the public interface through to machines on the private network • Port Pinholing Configuration - pass through external connections (from the Internet) through to machines on the Internal network • NAT - enable/disable NAT (IP masquerading) from the private interface to the public interface
Web Administration Interface
Maintenance	Backup, Restore and Upgrade
Diagnostics	Services Monitor, System Information, ping, traceroute etc.
User & Workstation Control
User Access  Profiles	• Unfiltered - user has unfiltered access to the Web • Filtered - user is filtered according to the rules configured • Denied - user cannot access the Web • Whitelist - user is restricted to pre-approved sites (walled-garden) • Moderator - user can pre-approve sites and add them to the whitelist (walled garden)
User Access  Control	Set user access profile by user, group, suspend user, bandwidth limit per user.
User Access  Scheduling	Schedule User Access Profiles by user or by group (minimum 5 minute increment)
User  Management	Add, remove, update users and groups. Import users from CSV.
Workstation  Access Profiles	• Allow Web & Other - allow workstation full access to the Internet • Allow Web & Deny Other - restrict workstation to Web ports only (HTTP, SSL) • Allow Other & Deny Web - block Web ports but allow other ports • Deny All - block access to the Internet from the workstation
Workstation Access Control	Set Workstation Access Profile by machine, group, suspend workstation, limit bandwidth, VNC (remote access)
Workstation  Access  Scheduling	Schedule Workstation Access Profiles by machine or by group (minimum 5 minute increment) e.g. all machines in the Library have no Internet access between 12:00 and 13:00.
Workstation  Management	Add, remove, update workstations and groups. Import workstations from CSV or DHCP leases file (Linux).
Bandwidth  Limiting	Set bandwidth limit mode (by user or by machine), set network limit.
Web Interface  Security	Set password for Web Interface, restrict access to specific workstations.
Content Filtering
Keyword  Exceptions	Add, remove, update a list of allowed keywords in web pages.
Blocked  Keywords  & Combinations	Add, remove, update a list of blocked keywords or keyphrase combinations.
PICS  Filtering	Enable or disable Platform Independent Content Selection (PICS) rating of web pages.
Site  Blacklist	Add, remove, update, activate/deacivate a list of blocked URL's.
Site  Whitelist	Add, remove, update, activate/deacivate a list of allowed URL's. These URL's are never blocked by CensorNet.
Blacklist  Groups	Add, remove, update a list of blacklist groups.
Whitelist  Groups	Add, remove, update a list of whitelist groups.
Site Block  Approvals	Approve or decline requests from users to block a particular site.
Site Unblock  Approval	Approve or decline requests from users to unblock a site that is being stopped by CensorNet.
Site  Approval  Digest	Configure a digest of block/unblock requests to be e-mailed daily or weekly to the administrator.
Banned File  Extensions	Add, remove, update a list of file extensions to be blocked.
Banned  MIME  Types	Add, remove, update a list of MIME types to be blocked.
Image Filter	Configure the behaviour of the optional Image Filter module.
Reports & Monitoring
Banned  Access Snapshot	View a list of users who have violated filtering rules in the last 1-48 hours.
Access Reports	Search for: • Web sites visited by a particular user during a specific timespan • Users who have visited a particular web site during a specific timespan
Web Usage  Trends	Internet usage trends by day, week, month, user, Top30 sites etc. For an example click here.
Who's  Browsing Report	Displays a list of users currently browsing through CensorNet, and the workstation they are using (Windows clients only).
Bandwidth  Usage  Summary	Daily, weekly, yearly LAN and WAN bandwidth usage graphs courtesy of MRTG.
Web  Cache Statistics	A comprehensive report of the effectiveness of the web cache.

CensorNet - The open source internet protection solution

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