8e6 Technologies manual 8e6 ProxyBlocker, About this User Guide

INTRODUCTORY SECTION 8E6 PROXYBLOCKER

INTRODUCTORY SECTION

8e6 ProxyBlocker

8e6 Technologies’ 8e6 ProxyBlocker offers a solution for organizations using an Internet filtering product other than 8e6’s R3000 Enterprise Filter. 8e6 ProxyBlocker tracks each user’s online activity of Web-based proxies and anon- ymizers, and can be configured to block specific Web sites or service ports, thereby protecting your organization against lost productivity, network bandwidth issues, and possible legal problems that can result from the misuse of Internet resources.

About this User Guide

The 8e6 ProxyBlocker User Guide primarily addresses the network administrator designated to configure and manage the 8e6 ProxyBlocker server on the network. This adminis- trator is referred to as the “global administrator” throughout this user guide. In part, this user guide also addresses administrators who manage user groups on the network. These administrators are referred to as “group administra- tors” throughout this user guide. Additional information is provided for administrators of networks that use 8e6 Proxy- Blocker with 8e6’s Enterprise Reporter (ER) for both filtering and reporting.

See the 8e6 ProxyBlocker Authentication User Guide at http://www.8e6.com/docs/pba_auth_ug.pdf for informa- tion on authentication.

This user guide is organized into the following sections:

•Introductory Section - This section is comprised of an overview on filtering, Web access logging, and instant messaging and peer-to-peer blocking. This section also

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