Apple Version 3 manual

                             V ersion 3 September 1, 200[...]

 The products described in this User's Guide are licensed products of NetPurifier, Inc. This User's Guide contains proprietary information protected by copy right, and this User's Guide and all accompanying softwa re and documentation are copyrighted. NetPurifier, Inc. , hereafter re ferred to as NetPurifier, does not warrant that[...]

                        Ta ble of C onten ts........................................................................ i Introdu ctio n an d Ge ttin g Sta rted ........................................... 1 -1 Features .......................................... ................[...]

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                     $ $ $ $ H o w N e t Pu r i f i e r W o rk s Ov erv ie w NetPurifier is a hardware-and-softw are, set-it-and-forget-it device that plugs into your networ k and redirects all Internet traffic to itself. Only the NetPurifier communica tes directly with the Intern[...]

                      % % % % Se n s it iv i ty L ev els Level 1 This level is suggested only for the youngest children or where the strictest policy is en for ced.  In c o r p or a tes v e ry s t ri c t fi l t e ri ng a n d m i n im a l d o w n l oa d i ng ca pa bi li ti es[...]

                     & & & & Level 4 This level is suggested fo r public access points such as kiosks and library terminals, High School and colleges and filtered adult use.  P or n i s n o t a l l o w e d .  We b ba se d e ma i l a l l o w e d .  D ow n l[...]

                      ' ' ' ' through this document, w e have added blue-colored ho t links to the Table of Contents, index , chapters, and appendixes in this User’s Guide. Clicking one o f these hot links automatically moves you to that location in this U[...]

                     ( ( ( ( G et t i n g S t a r t e d NetPurifier suggests that the following order of installation and configuration is followed. 1. H av e th e f ol lo w i n g i n f or ma t io n a v ai l a bl e w he n i ns ta l li n g an d c o n fi gu r i n g N e tP ur i fie r[...]

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         "     )          $ $ $ $    $ $ $ $ Po wer On a nd In d ica t o r L i g ht s After all connections are made Ne tPurifier may be powered on by pressing the power switch on the fron t of the unit. The green indicator light indicates th at NetPurifier is pow[...]

         "     )           $ $ $ $    % % % % Wi n do ws 2 000 / X P 1. R i gh t c l i c k M y N e tw or k P l a c es 2. C l ic k P r o pe rt i es o f th e Lo c al A rea N e tw or k y ou a re u si n g . 3. D ou bl e c l i c k In te r n e t P ro to co l . 4. S e[...]

         "     )          $ $ $ $    & & & & M a k i n g a c o n n e c t i o n NetPurifier is accessed by pointing your browser to 192.168.1.9:10000. Upon a success ful connection you will see: Fi g ur e 2- 2 : Web m in Lo g i n You are now ready t[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %                %       #    #      #    #      #    #      #    #    ?[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    $ $ $ $ Ch ang i n g t h e d efa u lt pa s s wo r d Upon successful login you w ill be presented with the W ebmin interface. Fi g ur e 3- 2 : Se le c t W eb m i n U s er s After clicking on Securit y you will be presente[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    % % % % To change the default passw ord enter the new passw ord, change the Password drop down selection to set to , click on Save. Important: NetPurifier is factory configured to allow login access from any comp[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    & & & & D N S /G a t e wa y C o n f i g u r a t i o n Fi g ur e 3- 4 : Se le c t N e tw or k Co n fi g ur ati on In this section the DNS and Gatew ay settings of your netw ork will be configured. To acces[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    ' ' ' ' Ne t wor k In t er f a ce s ( I P A dd r es s C o n f ig u r a ti o n) NetPurifier is factory configured to an IP of 192.168.1.9 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. If your ne twork d[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    ( ( ( ( Warning: Entering the wrong IP address and subnet mas k will cause you to lose communication w ith NetPurifier. If you do not reme mber the information entered you will not be able to reconnec t with NetPurifier.[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    * * * * Ro ut in g an d G at e wa y s Fi g ur e 3- 8 : En te r i ng Ga t e wa y IP Enter the IP address of the Internet Gateway that NetPurifier wi ll use to access the Internet. This may be the same Internet gat[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    + + + + DN S Fi g ur e 3- 9 : En te r i ng DN S S et t i ng s Enter the DNS settings t hat NetPurifier will use to resolve Domain Names. These may be the same DNS servers that the client computers are using. W he n compl[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    , , , , D H C P C o n f i g u r a t i o n NetPurifier can operate in conjunction w ith an existing DHCP server or with its own built-in DHC P server. In either case the key to the successful operation of N etPuri[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    - - - -  S et t i ng u p th e S ub ne t Fi g ur e 3- 1 1 : S e le c t in g N e t wor k Click on the current IP ad dress as shown above to exp ose the DHCP subnet settings Fi g ur e 3- 1 2 : S e tt i n g t he [...]

     "     "     )            % % % %        Edit Client Options The example below shows the factory defaults for setting the DHCP Client options If your netw ork uses different settings then replace the values show n with your n[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    $ $ $ $ P o r t B l o c k e r Port Blocker allows the selectiv e enabling and disabling of ports. This can restrict or allow the use o f certain applications such as email, peer-to-peer music sharing and inst[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    % % % % Ch ang i n g P o rt B lo cke r Co n f i gu r at ion Fi g ur e 3- 1 5 : C ha ngi n g P o r t B l oc k e r C o nf i gu r a ti on En a bl i n g Co m m on Po rt s To enable services such as F TP, [...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    & & & & A ddi n g U s er De f i n ed Por t s If a port is not listed it may be entered manually by entering the port number in User Defined Ports. A ran ge of ports may be entered by using ran[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    ' ' ' ' C h a n g i n g le v e ls , l is t s a n d m e s s a g e s Ch ang i n g L ev el s Changing Sensitivity Levels on NetPu rifier is as simple as clicking on the level desired.[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    ( ( ( ( Fi l t er M a t ri x Smart Filter Technolog y B=banned De scription Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Smart Filter Thresh old 50 100 150 200 Banned Sites Filter B=banned Description Level 1 Level 2 Leve[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    * * * * Banned File Extensions B=banned Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .cpl Con trol Panel extension B .crt Secu rity certificate B .dll W indows system file B .exe Program B B B .hlp Hel[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    + + + + B=banned Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .pif Short cut to MS-DOS program B .prf Microsoft Outlook p rofile settings B .reg W indows registry entries B .scf W indows Explorer command B .sc[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    , , , , B=banned Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 .cdr Mac dis k image B .dmg Mac dis k image B .smi Mac self mounting disk image B .sit Mac com pressed file B .sea Mac compressed file, sel[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    $- $- $- $-  A ddi n g t o t he E xc ept io n S i t e l i s t To access the Exception Site list click on Exception Site List. Place sites that you w ish to except from NetPurifier filtering in the Exception Site List. ?[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    $ $ $ $ A ddi n g t o t he E xc ept io n I P li s t To access the Exception IP list clic k on Exception IP List . Place the IP’s of computers that yo u do not want filtered by NetPurifier in this li[...]

     "     "     )          % % % %    $$ $$ $$ $$ Ch ang i n g t h e A cc es s D en i ed p a ge me ss ag e  Fi g ur e 3- 1 9 : C ha ngi n g A cce ss De nie d Me s s a ge W he n NetPurifier determi nes that an Internet page should not be shown to the reque[...]

     "     "     )            % % % %    $% $% $% $% A dd t o B a nn ed S it e L i st If a site is found that you believe should be banned it may be easily added using the Banned Site List. To add a site, enter the n ame of the site. It is not necessary[...]

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