Untangle in Education

Keeping students safe on the Internet

Through the Internet, students now have the world at their finger tips. Along with its many riches, students must also navigate a mine field of distractions and hazards. Many schools and libraries count on Untangle to help them keep their students safe while on the Internet and focused on learning. In particular, Untangle can assist schools and libraries in:

1. Keeping inappropriate content out of the classroom and computer lab
2. Creating a safe learning environment
3. Achieving CIPA compliance
4. Qualify for E-Rate funding
5. Protecting computers from spyware, viruses, and other malware

"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

Easy, Affordable, Flexible

With Untangle, you get ease of use, affordability, and flexibility to accommodate student, teacher, and staff needs. Untangle makes it straightforward to manage your network and comply with CIPA requirements through:

• Dynamic Web Filter – Filter websites by critical categories for CIPA such as Pornography, Illegal Drugs, Dating, and Hate and Aggression, as well as manage access to web mail, shopping, proxies, and other sites.
  • Control Internet usage based on 53 categories that covers over 100 million URLs.
  • URLs that have not been seen before are processed and classified in real-time, allowing you to stay one step ahead of your students.
  • Block https/ssl sessions by IP, thwarting a popular work around for standard web filtering solutions.
• Control Instant Messenger and other P2P applications – port hopping applications such as instant messenger and bit torrent can bypass standard firewall rules, consume network traffic, introduce malware, and open a door for child predators. Untangle allows you to control these applications and set reasonable restrictions for your network.
• Block Viruses, Spyware, Spam, Phish, and Other Malware – Untangle scans all traffic including http and ftp for viruses, worms, spyware, phishing, and other threats to protect your network and the personal information of your students.
• Monitoring - Untangle Reports lets you see who’s doing what on your network, including reporting by active directory user name. This lets you monitor for violations of your acceptable use policy and identify suspect behavior.
• Policy Management – Create an unlimited number of web usage policies based on user and/or time of day, including rules appropriate for teacher, staff, and students as well as different age groups.

Watch a Webinar recording: Untangle in Education

Untangle hosted a webinar on Thursday August 27, 2009, aimed at IT administrators in Education. You can watch the replay here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/765529233.

Need help or advice?

Managing a network is hard. Government regulations make it is harder. Meeting the diverse  needs of parents, students, teachers, and administrators make it even harder still.

Fortunately, Untangle can assist you in achieving CIPA compliance by connecting you with the right partners in your area, advising you on the right packages.

Managing a network is hard. Government regulations make it is harder. Meeting the diverse  needs of parents, students, teachers, and administrators make it even harder still.  Fortunately, Untangle has a network of partners that specialize is supporting school and can assist you in developing a technology plan to achieve CIPA compliance and implementing the Untangle Gateway Platform. Find a partner today!