iPrism includes a feature that lets administrators override the filtering process for trusted users. I added a trusted user in the administration console with a click of the mouse. That user had unfettered access to the Internet by accessing a URL served by iPrism and entering the assigned user name and password combination. The trusted-user feature can be assigned permanently or set to run for a specific length of time. You also can override filtering by workstation, IP address range, specific URL or entire domain.
Monitoring and Reporting
iPrism offers 19 predefined reports. I was able to view network usage by category, IP addresses and blocked status of a site. I also could choose from reports from "today," "yesterday" or for the past week.
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Vendor Information
iPrism 3.21, starts at $2,195.
St. Bernard Software, (800) 782-3762; fax (858) 676-2299. www.stbernard.com |
The graphics features in iPrism do not compare with the GUIs used for log analyzers, but reports are laid out in an easy-to-read format. In addition to using the canned reports, I could customize my search queries. Also, I set up e-mail alerts to let me know if a specified category of Web sites was accessed or when a predefined threshold was reached.
Console Concerns
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