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Home Network Features & Topology

DEFINED:
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Today’s modern home network environment consists of multiple devices, multiple operating systems, different user maturities, and an ever-changing environment.  This makes it impractical to manage at the device level.

The need is to manage access, content, security at the internet access point (DSL/Cable model), a single point—Unified Threat Management (UTM).

•   Multiple devices.
•   Multiple operating systems.
•   Multiple users per device.
•   Guest devices & users.

MAIN FEATURES:
•   Firewall
•   Proxy
•   Content Filter
•   Antivirus

FEATURES:
1.   Block websites with inappropriate content (e.g. Dansguardian).
2.   Blacklist website domains (e.g. Facebook.com).
3.   Block all websites except Whitelist (by machine, user).
4.   Log and monitor all visited and blocked domains (content filter/blacklist) by machine.  
5.   Monitor user activity, visits, and time spent.
6.   Reports by user/machine.
7.   Limit time of day access.
8.   Limit time quota by day.
9.   Limit Download/upload quotas.
10.   Limit bandwidth by machine.
11.   Bandwidth shaping.
12.   Policies by machine or group.
13.   Require user access/login to internet (similar to public library system), with expiring time limits, and temporary parent override.
14.   Remote monitoring.
15.   Email/text alerts.
16.   Prohibit proxy bypass, MAC spoofing, hacking.
17.   Antivirus.
18.   Phishing.
19.   Intrusion prevention.
 
PRODUCT SOLUTIONS:
•   Endian
•   ClearOS
•   SmoothWall
•   iCop
•   Zentyal
•   IPFire
•   Untangle

Jake