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1. Block List tab is selected then type its address URL in the text box The following guidance should be applied when entering addresses e f you don t specify a protocol such as HTTP HTTPS or FTP SMARTFILTER DA filtering blocks sites under all protocols Generally you don t need to enter the http or ftp part of an address e For HTTPS addresses SMARTFILTER DA can only base filtering on the host name Thus you can block or allow an entire HTTPS site but not specific sections or pages within an HTTPS site or file types from HTTPS sources e SMARTFILTER DA filtering supports two wildcard characters matches zero or more characters matches any single character but there must be a character present Note that wildcard over usage will hinder filtering performance In addition Virtual Reviewer see below won t review or remove URLs that include wildcards in their host names or paths e You can enter URLs in uppercase or lowercase However SMARTFILTER DA automatically converts to lowercase all URLs included in a custom category or list e UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES USE WILDCARD CHARACTERS SUCH AS ASTERISKS AT THE BEGINNING OF ANY ENTRY Do not use entries such as google com www google com www google com The correct format is either keyurl google or www google com Please refer to the Web filtering section of the Edsuite Admin user manual for more details http www educonnect sa edu au educonnect pag2. ipmap before a URL typing ipmap before a URL will also block all URLs matching the entry on this virtual host http lt host name gt lt path gt Use paths to block specific sections or http www ergo net about pages within an HTTP site If you don t specify a path the entire site is blocked http lt host name gt lt path gt lt page gt You can block a page within an allowed http www ergo net about info ht path For example you can allow ml http www ergo net about info html even if you ve blocked http www ergo net about http lt IP address gt Only the IP address you specify is http 64 58 79 230 blocked It is not mapped to a specific URL or another IP address ftype lt file extension gt You can also block file types by clicking ftype mp3 the Add File Type button Note that Filtering by SMARTFILTER DA doesn t support wildcards as part of the file extension So if you want to block both mp3 and mpeg type ftype mp3 and ftype mpeg on separate lines http lt host name gt lt file extension gt To block a file type from a particular http www ergo net jpg location you must specify the host name and file type manually Clicking the Add File Type button lets you block file types from all locations keyurl lt word gt You can also block keywords by clicking keyurl sexy photos the Add Keyword button keyurl stocks Note that you can use Boolean expressions for more advanced
3. ICT SECURITY OUTA Government of South Australia RESPONDING TO WEBSITES THAT ne RES oe epartment o ucation an YOU NEED TO BLOCK IN C7 RY Children s Services EDUCONNECT FS 150 12 Created by David Marriner Updated by Cliff Nicolai Version no V1 2 Date Last Modified November 2010 RESPONDING TO WEBSITES THAT YOU NEED TO BLOCK IN EDUCONNECT Filtering within eduUCONNECT lets users in your school or preschool access Internet resources while minimising the legal productivity and bandwidth concerns that the Web often introduces The filtering is achieved using an application SMARTFILTER DA that maintains a database of categorised Web sites SMARTFILTER DA continually builds and updates this database using a combination of analytical techniques including e Advanced artificial intelligence technology that continually scans the Internet for sites fitting into an extensive list of filter categories such as violence pornography and free e mail e A team of human Web reviewers that reviews and verifies site content This fact sheets provides some instruction and guidance in addition to that provided by the EdAdmin User Guide for schools and preschools who discover a web site they wish to block What to do if you find a website that you want to block You can block a website immediately for your school preschool using EdAdmin Depending upon the nature of the website and your reasons for blocking it you can also ensu
4. e filtering immediately so that it applies to all schools and preschools To report such websites contact the ICT Customer Support Centre Phone 8204 1866 Country 1300 363 227 Email decscsc sa gov au FS150 12 eduCONNECT Responding to inappropriate websites doc 19 11 2010 4of6 FS 150 12 Additional filtering options SMARTFILTER DA allows a number of options to tune the filtering in your Custom Lists The information below is based on the online help available from within SMARTFILTER DA To block An entire web site An entire web site including associated IP addresses Particular sections of a web site HTTP only Particular pages ina web site HTTP only An IP address A file type from any HTTP source A file type froma particular HTTP location A URL that includes a particular keyword or phrase anywhere in the URL A URL that includes a particular keyword in the CGI portion of the URL Type example in bold lt protocol gt lt host name gt For greater flexibility just type the site s http www ergo net domain eg ergo net This blocks the site under HTTP HTTPS and FTP as well as with any host such as www ipmap lt protocol gt lt host name gt Typing ipmap before the URL blocks all ipmap http www ergo net sites hosted on the same server as the URL So other sites sharing the same IP address es are also blocked Be selective when typing
5. es Tech_Support 27359 FS150 12 eduCONNECT Responding to inappropriate websites doc 19 11 2010 2 of 6 FS 150 12 SmartFilter Control Center Microsoft Internet Explorer Qor Eea Y 22 Certificate Error File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help i Favorites E SmartFilter Control Center SECURE Control Center Create Custom Lists Log off Help Home Define Filters Block List Allow List aek PIRELS Specify the Web sites keywords and file types to block even if other filter settings might normally allow them Create Custom Lists Type one URL per line To block URLs that contain a specific keyword click Add Keyword Assign Overrides To block specific file types click Add File Type Choose Redirect Page 194 169 192 109 ftype doc ftype gif Change My Profile ifte mws keyurl broadband unistuff me uk www gamble com AddKeyword Add File Type V Turn on Virtual Reviewer Hint Check this option to let SmartFilter review your block list each night and remove URLs categorized by Secure Computing Virtual Reviewer also forwards the URLs in your custom lists to Secure Computing so they can be categorized as appropriate Save v Internet fg gt 100 6 There are a number of options available to tune the blocking that is applied Some of these are described in the Additional Filtering Options section of this Fact Sheet 7 Select Turn on Virtual Reviewer if appropriate For more discussio
6. ge of Virtual Reviewer use the following guidelines when creating your custom block list e _ Limit the use of wildcard characters within a URL such as asterisks as Virtual Reviewer won t review or remove URLs that contain wildcard characters in the host name or path e To prevent Virtual Reviewer from removing an item from your block list type lock before the item For example if you type lock www sports com Virtual Reviewer can t remove www sports com from your block list e Virtual Reviewer won t review or remove items preceded with keycgi keyurl or ftype These bracketed items indicate keywords or file types for more information refer to Additional filtering options in this Fact Sheet For example Virtual Reviewer would skip the following items when reviewing a block list keycgi sports keyurl stock prices ftype mp3 e The Allow list will over ride entries in your Block list If you have www google com images in your block list and keyurl google in your Allow list then all google sites including www google com images will be allowed Reporting a website for immediate blocking for all of DECS Using the Virtual Reviewer option will result in the sites in your Custom List being categorised so that all schools and preschools receive the update This will not occur until the next day For particular sites you may consider more immediate action is required If this is the case DECS can manually update th
7. keyword matching keycgi lt word gt You can also block keywords by clicking keycgi sexy photos the Add Keyword button keycgi stocks Use keycgi to block particular keywords when used for Web searches For example if you type keycgi stocks in your block list this URL will be blocked http Awww ergo com search hl en amp ie U TF 8 amp 0e UTF 8 amp q stocks Note that you can use Boolean expressions for more advanced keyword matching FS150 12 eduCONNECT Responding to inappropriate websites doc 19 11 2010 5 of 6 To block Type example in bold A URL that http www ergo net forsale default contains cgi qz or characters that are not used as wildcards References EdAdmin User Guide FS 150 12 If a or appears in a URL you want to block but is not used as a wildcard character type a backslash before the or character This may be necessary to block URLs that use CGI scripts http www educonnect sa edu au educonnect files links EdAdmin_User_Guide_v_2___1 pdf FS150 12 eduCONNECT Responding to inappropriate websites doc 19 11 2010 6 of 6
8. n on this option see the section Using Virtual Reviewer in this Fact Sheet 8 Click on the Save button to apply your new block Using Virtual Reviewer When you turn on Virtual Reviewer Filtering by SMARTFILTER DA automatically forwards the URLs in your custom lists to SMARTFILTER DA each night for review and categorization If a URL in your custom block list matches a URL that has been categorized by SMARTFILTER DA Virtual Reviewer removes it from the block list A lengthy Custom List can slow your Internet browsing experience and this process ensures that your block list remains as compact and efficient as possible Virtual Reviewer ensures that URLs in your Custom List are forwarded to SMARTFILTER DA for review and classification if appropriate This means all DECS schools and preschools can receive the benefit of your blocking by the next day When to use Virtual Reviewer FS150 12 eduCONNECT Responding to inappropriate websites doc 19 11 2010 3 of 6 FS 150 12 e When you have discovered a website which should be in a category blocked for all of DECS This includes sites containing P2P Loophole Pornography or Malicious material for example When not to use Virtual Reviewer e When blocking across all schools and preschools is not necessary e Where you are blocking a website that is correctly classified but you are blocking for reasons such as excessive bandwidth consumption or local inappropriate use To take full advanta
9. re other DECS schools and preschools will also receive the update 1 To block a site immediately login to EdAdmin you must have Administrator rights for EdAdmin to be able to access this 2 Click the Manage Email and Filters tab 3 Click the Web filtering button 4 The SMARTFILTER DA Create Custom Lists screen will display FS150 12 19 11 10 Page 1 of 6 FS 150 12 gt SmartFilter Control Center Microsoft Internet Explorer O Jv El sa edu au ta Certificate Error 47 X Cl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help z Ji Favorites SmartFilter Control Center a amp fh gt Page Safety Toos SECURE Control Center Create Custom Lists Log off Help Home Define Filters Block List Allow List Assign Filters Specify the Web sites keywords and file types to block even if other filter settings might normally allow them Create Custom Lists Type one URL per line To block URLs that contain a specific keyword click Add Keyword Assign Overrides To block specific file types click Add File Type Choose Redirect Page Change My Profile AddKeyword Add File Type v Turn on Virtual Reviewer Hint Check this option to let SmartFilter review your block list each night and remove URLs categorized by Secure Computing Virtual Reviewer also forwards the URLs in your custom lists to Secure Computing so they can be categorized as appropriate Save 5 To block a website ensure the
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