Web Filter

Control Web Content at the Gateway with our Free Web Filter

Untangle's free web filter (internet filter) enables administrators to enforce network usage policies and monitor user behavior. Powerful features such as Zero client installation and category block lists make it easier for administrators to:

• Protect the network from malware on the web
• Block time-wasting sites like MySpace
• Conserve bandwidth by blocking audio/video downloads
• Leverage community URL categorization with the URL Submission tool

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“The capacity Untangle gives us to place restrictions on users’ access with Web Filter are really vital to us maintaining a safe environment for the kids to learn in.” Steve Tassone , Mount St. Mary’s Academy

According to an industry study, at least 90 percent of large enterprises and 50 percent of small companies in the United States now monitor and filter their employees’ Internet access.

The primary reasons companies use Internet filtering and monitoring are to block inappropriate content (44%), control productivity (32%) and preserve network bandwidth (23%).

Now you can easily monitor, set and enforce your own web usage policy with our Web Filter application—without the hassles of outsourcing it. Whether you want to use our blocklists or set your own policies for hosts, domains and files types, you can block access to inappropriate sites. Reporting enables you to view a big picture of the kind of Web browsing behavior occurring on your network.

Free Web Filter - Key Features:

• Open source & free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
  
• Pass, Block, and Logging options for all categories, such as gambling, webmail, shopping, and pornography
• Community URL Submission tool
  
• Categories update automatically
• Add your own URLs and file types to block, log, or pass
  
• No proxy settings required
• Local database ensures fast web browsing
• Set time and user based policies (e.g. allow shopping during lunch and outside business hours)
• Reporting and event logs help monitor web browsing behavior

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