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Thank you for choosing to evaluate the 8e6 Technologies R3000IR Internet Filter with
Integrated Reporter. This product combines the R3000 Internet Filter with the ER Enter-
prise Reporter to track end user Internet activity and generate reports that assist admin-
istrators in developing policies and targeting sites to be filtered, in order to maximize
bandwidth utilization and productivity.
The R3000 can be configured to block specific Web sites or service ports, thereby pro
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tecting your organization against lost productivity, network bandwidth issues, and pos
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sible legal problems that can result from the misuse of Internet resources. This product
also features expansive library categories, instant message and peer-to-peer blocking,
user authentication, and intuitive screens and fields for ease of use when configuring
and maintaining the server, as well as managing user and group filtering profiles.
The ER is comprised of the server and client application. Once the ER server is con-
figured and R3000 log files have populated the database, an administrator can use the
ER client reporting application to virtually generate an unlimited number of queries and
reports from data in the database. This data shows which end user is accessing which
site, the duration of each site visit, and the frequency of these visits. The client gives
the administrator the ability to interrogate massive datasets through flexible drill-down
technology, until the desired view is obtained, and then memorize and save the view to
a user-defined report menu for repetitive, scheduled execution and distribution.
Quick setup procedures—to implement the best filtering practices for the scenarios
described in the second paragraph—are included in the Best Filtering Practices section
that follows the Conclusion of this guide.
