3Com® OfficeConnect® Content Filter Service for OfficeConnect

3Com OfficeConnect Content Filter
Service for OfficeConnect Routers
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DATA SHEET
Key Benefits
Provide Cost-Effective, Vigilant Protection
for Families, Students, Employees
• Convenient interface offers simple
check boxes to select web site
categories you want restricted
• Real-time database filtering is
transparent to Internet users;
there is no delay in access time
• Replaces time-consuming constant
manual updates that always seem
"too little, too late"
Worried about what your kids are finding
on the Internet when you are not around?
This valuable service from 3Com blocks
access to pornographic, prejudicial, and
violent web sites, designed to attract the
innocent and unsuspecting, that abound on
the Internet.
and NATO rely on their extensive database
and global coverage that includes 7 million
sites and 1.3 billion web pages. Over
35,000 new sites are added to SurfControl’s
database every week. Their global research
teams provide localized protection for
countries all over the world.
Enjoy Easy-to-Use Interface: Sign Up,
Check Off, and Go!
Schools, colleges, libraries, or other public
institutions required by law (such as the
U.S. Child Internet Protection Act) to
protect underage students can safely offer
Internet access without risk of exposing
them to objectionable content. The off-site
service proactively hunts down offensive
web sites and continually updates its database to deliver effective, round-the-clock
protection.
The Web-based subscription service
requires little setup and no administration.
Simply check the boxes in the categories
you want restricted and activate the
managed service! The database is well
organized into 40 clearly identifiable categories and includes over130 subtopics. The
service database is located on the Internet,
accessed in real time by 3Com
OfficeConnect firewalls and routers.
Boost Productivity and Create a Safe
Work Environment
Experts Work Hard so You Don’t Have To
Analysts estimate that U.S. companies lose
up to $3,000 per year per employee due to
non-business-related Internet activity*.
3Com’s comprehensive content filtering
service helps companies enforce acceptable
web usage policies to improve employee
productivity and ensure that Internet
access is used for work-related business.
Organizations of any size can also more
easily comply with state and federal workplace guidelines to protect their employees
from a hostile workplace environment.
Rely on Comprehensive, Global
Coverage with Top Rated Expertise
3Com has partnered with SurfControl, a
world leader in the web protection field.
Clients such as the U.S. State Department
The service eliminates the need for you to
download a database and continually add
to an ever-growing list of URLs. Protection
is always up to the minute because the web
service database is constantly tested for
accuracy and completeness by
SurfControl’s team of content experts,
supported by state-of-the-art, automated
tools, and customer submissions. This
level of scrutiny means less support calls
and more productivity and peace of mind.
Cost-Effective, Predictable Expenses
Replace time-consuming, continual update
tasks with a predictable annual service fee
and free you or your staff for productive
activities.
* IDC RESEARCH 2004
FREEDOM TO CHOOSE A BETTER NETWORK
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3COM ® OFFICECONNECT ® CONTENT FILTER SER VICE FOR OFFICECONNECT ROUTERS
Features
Description
COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION
24-hour-a-day guardian
Replaces "hit-and-miss" manual updating with professional expertise and round-the-clock operation.
Dedicated human resources
Global research teams operate worldwide to add protection and constantly review database content.
Human interaction has proven more reliable with less false positives than artificial intelligence solutions.
Global reach
Database spans over 7 million sites and 1.3 billion web pages
Constant updates
35,000 new sites added every week keeps protection up to date.
COST-EFFECTIVE PROTECTION
Subscription service
Expands and enhances built-in filtering capabilities of 3Com OfficeConnect routers and firewalls.
Predictable costs
Annual service fee supports an unlimited number of users; eliminates time-consuming, constant database
renewal chores.
CONVENIENT USE
Easy-to-use interface
Offers simple check boxes to select target web site categories.
Real-time filtering
Transparent to Internet users, introduces no delay in Internet access.
Requested Web Site
How it Works
3 SurfControl server categories
and tags the URL and informs
Firewall/router
4 User is allowed or denied
access to the website
according to URL restriction
categories
SurfControl
Database Server
Internet
Customer Firewall/Router
Constantly being
updated and refreshed
with new information
2 Firewall/router forwards each website URL
request to SurfControl server for scrutiny
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top P
Desk
Specifications
1 Customer selects URL
restriction categories
One-year subscription service
Support Services with Purchase
Telephone support during business hours for 90 days
On-line support with 3Com Knowledgebase, 24x7 for
the life of the product
Ordering Information
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
3Com® OfficeConnect® Content Filter Service
3COM SKU
3CSBCFS
This product requires one of the following products
3Com OfficeConnect VPN Firewall
3CR870-95
3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Router
3CRWE554G72TU
3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Router
3CRWE554G72T
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Specifications and other information in this document may be subject to change without notice
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