BBSM content filtering

[scottwilliamson]

Hi,

We are keen to introduce wlan hotspots in our libraries to allow the public access to the internet, however we really require content filtering. Has anyone out there managed to filter content while using the BBSM? Can the BBSM perform content filtering at all or is the functionality limited to the "walled garden" feature? Can a proxy running Webmarshal or similar be used along with the BBSM?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Scott

[dwhisinnand]

Hi Scott,

We use a product called SurfControl on a Windows box to filter web traffic that flows through the BBSM. We set up a SPAN (or monitor) session on the switch to which both the BBSM and SurfControl Server are connected. I have not tried the built-in ISA feature in the BBSM, but it is my understanding the you can do filtering and monitoring with this feature enabled.

-Dave

[scottwilliamson]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for that - I'll look into it.

Much appreciated,

Scott

[N3t W0rK3r]

Hi Scott,

I am looking for the very same content filtering functionality from the BBSM that we are looking to purchase.

What progress have you made on this since your last post here?

Thanks.

John