iPrism Administration Guide - EdgeWave

The Big Picture
No user level authentication is required in proxy or bridge (transparent)
mode.
At the top is a list of IP ranges. When iPrism sees network traffic, it will go
down the list looking for a range which matches the IP address associated
with the network request. If this address is on the 192.168.x.x network, the
first entry in the list is matched, and profiles associated with that entry are
used.
If another address is making the request, the system falls through to the
second entry which matches everything and uses it. For more information
on configuring profiles for your network, see “Introduction to Profiles” on
page 56.
Getting Past Blocked Sites
Users that have been granted the proper administrative privileges in iPrism
have options when they encounter a blocked site. There is an Override/
Request Access button on the Access Denied URL that provides two
different options for getting to a page that is being blocked by iPrism.
The first option, Override, prompts you to login with your administrative
password. Users can then specify whether they want to override just the
blocked page, the entire domain, or the whole blocked category (see
Figure 6). They can then select how long they want the override access to
last before iPrism resumes normal blocking.
If the user’s request to unblock a site is granted, that site will be unblocked
for all users if you are using a custom filter to grant access (see “Custom
Filters” on page 266 for information on how to do this).
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