Enterprise Content Filter

nsEnterprise provides effective, flexible filtering through a series of Internet-connected servers that access one of the largest URL databases of any IP filtering provider. Netsweeper houses most of the filtering technology in secure and redundant locations, so your organization needs to set up as little as a single Netsweeper Server. As your company grows, nsEnterprise can be easily scaled to keep up with increased demand on your network.

The three main components of nsEnterprise are the Policy Server, which manages each user's Internet Use Policy (or Acceptable Use Policy); the Reporter, which handles employee monitoring; and the Netsweeper Gateway Filter which intercepts traffic, asks the Policy Server whether it should allow or block the content, and carries out the allow or block ruling.

How the Gateway Filter works

The Netsweeper Gateway Filter intercepts outgoing Internet requests. Each filter has the ability to handle up to 45 Mbit/s of Internet traffic while communicating with the Netsweeper Policy Server for each request.

The Netsweeper Gateway Filter can be considered a “black-box” software solution that is installed on a dedicated server. Its primary function is to intercept outgoing Internet traffic requests and then send these requests to a locally installed Policy server. The Policy Server's role is to ensure that the requested URL or Protocol is appropriately classified and then either allowed or denied.

Although, the Gateway Filter is the most commonly deployed method of intercepting and blocking traffic, Netsweeper also offers a wide range of 3rd party device support .

nsEnterprise users can also use the Desktop Filter to protect remote computers and laptops that roam in and out of the network.

What can nsEnterprise Content Filter control?

Instant Message Blocking
File Sharing Blocking
Distributed Administration
Web-Based Administration
Global, Group, and Per-User Filtering
Scheduled Filtering and Filtering Overrides
Silent Tracking
Granular Categorization
Whitelists and Blacklists
Comprehensive Reporting

Reports are capable of displaying all visits containing a queried keyword or URL
Reports can be executed to display policy violations only
Reports can be run on:

User IDs, User Groups, IP Addresses, dates and times
Site URL or IP address (destinations), site categories,, whether site visit violates policy restrictions

Case Studies

Duval BBQ Management

Duval BBQ Management, a licensed franchisee of Sonny's Real Pit BBQ restaurants, selected Netsweeper to control and manage Internet usage in all restaurants in the United States.

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