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Real time login and logout information, distinguished names, user and computer OU info (handy for location based filtering), multiple IP info ( for clients having multiple IP's and IP4 plus IP 6), also lets us be aware of fast user switching if enabled. Of course not everyone uses AD so there is also support for different ldap clients and a OS X version. Probably stuff I have forgotten, you don't have to install it, but it gives nice detail, is <1mb invisible on the client itself. Simon

It's an option not mandatory, but it gives rich information that isn't available from a challenge or the IP headers.

VLANs 802.1q is supported by the transparent bridge. Sorry you was told otherwise. We will endeavour to make sure this information has been given to all our partners. Simon

Some good discussion on here regarding filtering techniques. I would be happy to explain how Lightspeed's URL DB is in conjunction with other features such as MyBigCampus (Discussed elsewhere on here), if anyone is interested, for comparison sake Simon

I will answer this and hope my posts dont get taken down by a Smoothwall MOD I would like to answer more questions about our product here, but most replies are taken as sales related so are taken down. The agent gives realtime and rich information of which user is logged on where (there is an agent for thin client servers also), plus what groups, OU's computer name, computer OU etc. This means for school owned devices the filter always knows what policy should be applied transparently. For environments allowing personal devices "BYOD, BYOT"...did I miss any ?, the filter can be set to ask for authentication of "Unknown" devices. So, school owned devices authentication is transparent, personal devices have to authenticate before access (or get a defined default policy). Add to this no proxy settings, or proxying in any form and BYOD is very easy. Hope this helps explain the concept. Simon

Hi David, Please go back to your partner, this sounds like a perpetual license the anual is much much lower.

This position is with a growing software company specialising in network security for the education sector, supporting customers in North America as well as Europe. This is a second-line technical support position dealing with other IT professionals by phone, email and remote access onto live systems. The position is part of a hard-working, informal team of technical and commercial people who enjoy working with an innovative product in a fast moving sector of the IT industry. Responsibilities for this position include accepting support issues by phone or email, logging issues into support tracking system, assessing support priorities, investigating resolutions, troubleshooting issues with customer, liaising with R&D team, resolving issues in timely fashion, and documenting issues and resolutions. As this is a small, dynamic team other responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Skills necessary for this position include a good understanding of WAN/LAN principles, Internet Protocols, IP addressing, routing, and other related networking knowledge. Also necessary is a good understanding of network security principles including content filters, anti-spam, proxies and other related technologies. Basic understanding is needed of databases, web servers and email. Other skills welcomed include knowledge of Citrix, Netware, FreeBSD or Mac OS X. Experience required for this position is a minimum two years helping support at least one network with at least 100 PCs. Experience is necessary in installing and configuring MS Windows servers and desktops, as well as supporting them in a live environment. Experience in troubleshooting network related issues is preferred. Previous experience in educational or public sector environments would also be advantageous. Flexible working hours may include early morning or evening work and may occasionally require on-call support at weekends. As it is a small team flexible working is managed informally. This is a great opportunity for an IT professional to work at the leading edge of one of the most important aspects of the industry. This role offers the chance to be part of a growing team and deal with a wide range of networks and security issues. Your knowledge and experience will grow in a way very few other roles can offer. Please direct CV’s and covering letters to: [email protected] with Ref: lse0031V

Glad to hear that. Like the filter the MDM has been built for LA's and Schools. I think you will like it....and the price Simon

Mike Is your Academy on the KPSN. If so speak to the guys there as we are about to launch a educational MDM solution that will give you control at scool, classroom, device, and group level. They can give more detail.....ill get told off if I post it here Simon

I will try to explain what MBC is, as it’s something that does not fit into an existing label, or product type, and is something new! My Big Campus (MBC) does have VLE type functions, these are being expanded upon on a regular basis due to customer feedback. It also has collaboration features, blogging, document creation, personal storage, and many other functions, but unlike other learning environments it is tightly integrated into the Lightspeed web filter, and has E-Safety at the heart of its design. The integration between the cloud based MBC environment and the local web filter, means a fully monitored and recorded environment that is linked to the schools local MIS and authentication systems. It also means that the integration with the web filter provides smart and dynamic content control for resources used on MBC by teaching staff, and students and can mean the end of overblocking for those using MBC. There are lots of other benefits of a blended learning environment that is not an island on a network, and its easy enough to have a look around MBC so I have put some links below if anyone is interested: MBC Tour - My Big Campus Tour - Overview BETT School - signup code c2mx8ey9, school BETT 2012 - https://www.mybigcampus.co.uk/sign-up Hope that clears things up. Simon

I'm sure Lightspeed users will have seen the feature already when YouTube Edu was in Beta....but just incase. Paste your school I'd into content filter properties, YouTube Edu properties box. Then enable YouTube Edu checkbox on each policy needed. Done

Bash, Not sure you will find many MBC users here, they tend to use MBC itself to discuss deployments and experiences etc. If you are not on there already PM me and I will send a link to the demo signup page. If you are a customer already I can send you a link to the Wiki article explaining how to link MBC with your filter (WAM or TTTC), and below are the help videos for using MBC. Video Tutorials - My Big Campus Simon

There are solutions out there to stream YouTube into the classroom in a safe and legal way. Here is ours: Sharing Safe YouTube Content for K-12 Schools I believe Bloxx has something similar also Hope this helps, its a common dilemma Simon

I am sure its not targetting Education, or have any features that education needs, and I imagine would have to be a totally descrete site for you guys to even consider it ? We (Lightspeed Systems) have launched a hosted student email system (I wont post any details incase its against the rules), and I would be interested to know what those in education feel is the most important features of a student based email system (Archiving, profanity checking, reporting, interface, single sign on etc).......maybe should be a new thread, but that might be breaking some rules also Thanks Simon

Technical Support Specialist – Lightspeed Systems (Europe) Ltd. Location: Shenfield, Essex £18-22 K Ref: lse0052V This position is with a growing software company specialising in network security, supporting customers in North America as well as Europe. This is a second-line technical support position dealing with other IT professionals by phone, email and remote access onto live systems. The position is part of a hard-working, informal team of technical and commercial people who enjoy working with an innovative product in a fast moving sector of the IT industry. Responsibilities for this position include accepting support issues by phone or email, logging issues into support tracking system, assessing support priorities, investigating resolutions, troubleshooting issues with customer, liaising with R&D team, resolving issues in timely fashion, and documenting issues and resolutions. As this is a small, dynamic team other responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Skills necessary for this position include a good understanding of WAN/LAN principles including OSI Layers, Internet Protocols, IP addressing, routing, and other related networking knowledge. Also necessary is a good understanding of network security principles including antivirus, anti-spam, content filters, firewalls, proxies and other related technologies. Advanced skills are needed in installing and configuring Microsoft Windows server and desktop operating systems. Basic understanding is needed of SQL databases, web servers and email; specifically MS SQL, IIS, and Exchange. Other skills welcomed include knowledge of Citrix, Netware, FreeBSD or Mac OS X. Experience required for this position is a minimum one year helping support at least one network with at least 100 PCs in an Active Directory or Novell environment. Experience is necessary in installing and configuring MS Windows servers and desktops, as well as supporting them in a live environment. Experience in troubleshooting network related issues is preferred. Experience in planning and managing network infrastructure is desirable but not necessary. Previous experience in educational or public sector environments is prefered. Abilities for this position include excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and using both UK and US English. Communication skills include the ability to convey technical information and instructions to people with differing levels of technical ability and record information clearly for future reference. The ability to analyse and solve problems quickly and independently, as well as prioritise tasks and organise time efficiently is required. The ability to function effectively in a fast paced environment and finish tasks successfully under time constraints is also required. Working conditions will be in an informal office environment and much of the working day will involve using a headset to talk to customers while using one or more computers to troubleshoot issues and gain remote access to their systems. Flexible working hours may include early morning or evening work and may occasionally require on-call support at weekends. As it is a small team flexible working is managed informally. This is a great opportunity for an IT professional to work at the leading edge of one of the most important aspects of the industry. This role offers the chance to be part of a growing team and deal with a wide range of networks and security issues. Your knowledge and experience will grow in a way very few other roles can offer. Please direct CV’s and covering letters to: [email protected] with Ref: lse0052V in the subject

There are solutions out there that allow youtube access in a safe way from a couple of filtering companies and also a couple of free ones that allow video's on an individual basis. The basic concept is: Teacher's have access to youtube and finds a video they want to use. They submit this to a modertor within school who can aprrove them. Once approved its available on an internal public searchable portal for the students and is then streamed from youtube to the students without them ever visiting youtube itself. Hope this helps - youtube can be a great teaching and educational resource. You just need to strip out all the dodgy bits. Simon

Technical Support Specialist – Lightspeed Systems (Europe) Ltd. Location: Shenfield, Essex £18-24 K Ref: lse0027V This position is with a growing software company specialising in network security, supporting customers in North America as well as Europe. This is a second-line technical support position dealing with other IT professionals by phone, email and remote access onto live systems. The position is part of a hard-working, informal team of technical and commercial people who enjoy working with an innovative product in a fast moving sector of the IT industry. Responsibilities for this position include accepting support issues by phone or email, logging issues into support tracking system, assessing support priorities, investigating resolutions, troubleshooting issues with customer, liaising with R&D team, resolving issues in timely fashion, and documenting issues and resolutions. As this is a small, dynamic team other responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Skills necessary for this position include a good understanding of WAN/LAN principles including OSI Layers, Internet Protocols, IP addressing, routing, and other related networking knowledge. Also necessary is a good understanding of network security principles including antivirus, anti-spam, content filters, firewalls, proxies and other related technologies. Advanced skills are needed in installing and configuring Microsoft Windows server and desktop operating systems. Basic understanding is needed of SQL databases, web servers and email; specifically MS SQL, IIS, and Exchange. Other skills welcomed include knowledge of Citrix, Netware, FreeBSD or Mac OS X. Experience required for this position is a minimum two years helping support at least one network with at least 100 PCs in an Active Directory environment. Experience is necessary in installing and configuring MS Windows servers and desktops, as well as supporting them in a live environment. Experience in troubleshooting network related issues is preferred. Experience in planning and managing network infrastructure is desirable but not necessary. Previous experience in educational or public sector environments is prefered. Abilities for this position include excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and using both UK and US English. Communication skills include the ability to convey technical information and instructions to people with differing levels of technical ability and record information clearly for future reference. The ability to analyse and solve problems quickly and independently, as well as prioritise tasks and organise time efficiently is required. The ability to function effectively in a fast paced environment and finish tasks successfully under time constraints is also required. Working conditions will be in an office environment and much of the working day will involve using a headset to talk to customers while using one or more computers to troubleshoot issues and gain remote access to their systems. Flexible working hours may include early morning or evening work and may occasionally require on-call support at weekends. As it is a small team flexible working is managed informally. This is a great opportunity for an IT professional to work at the leading edge of one of the most important aspects of the industry. This role offers the chance to be part of a growing team and deal with a wide range of networks and security issues. Your knowledge and experience will grow in a way very few other roles can offer. Please direct CV’s and covering letters to: [email protected] with Ref: lse0027V in the subject

Technical Support Specialist Essex 22k -25K This position is with a growing software company specialising in network security, supporting customers in North America as well as Europe. This is a second-line technical support position dealing with other IT professionals by phone, email and remote access onto live systems. The position is part of a hard-working, informal team of technical and commercial people who enjoy working with an innovative product in a fast moving sector of the IT industry. Contact [email protected] for full spec and to forward CV

If anyone is using Lightspeeds content filter they can use the LAB facility. Define your classroom and a administrator/s for it, then the teacher can goto to a administration page, Lock or Unlock the Internet, and define domains or URL's for Allow or Block. Easy to use, just not well known about