When I started the job at the beginning of our 1:1 program, we already had a FortiGate 60 with web filtering on the whole network, and that's still in place. The 8e6 is used only on the student laptops, and mainly for off-site content filtering, but it filters the laptops whether they're in the building or not. It does come in handy to have two levels of filtering in place (less restrictive on the whole network from the FortiGate, more restrictive on student laptops from the R3000). I don't use nearly all the capabilities of the R3000, but I am very happy with the way it works. Ken Plunk from PC Hotline provides support for the R3000 and he has been extremely helpful (and patient). With the 8e6, you can get extremely fine-grained about filtering, and customize it heavily. I did find the "recommended" filtering settings to be far too strict for high school students.
Tim From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] 8e6 What are your thoughts on the product? Do you just use it for remote filtering? What do you use for on site filtering? Chad Frerichs Director Of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351 -----Original Message----- From: Timothy A. Limbert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: May 29, 2009 8:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] 8e6 We use the 8e6 R3000 for remote content filtering on the 1:1 laptops. --- Timothy A. Limbert Technology Coordinator Newell-Fonda CSD 712.272.3324 --- iChat/AIM: tlimbert65 Twitter: limbert65 Skype: limbert_65 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [info-tech] 8e6 Any other schools out there using Marshall 8e6 for their web filtering? Chad Frerichs Director Of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.43/2139 - Release Date: 05/28/09 08:10:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.43/2139 - Release Date: 05/28/09 08:10:00
