Smoothwall Filter by Smoothwall offers unparalleled, 100% real-time filtering, designed for UK education. It provides the safest filtering possible with content-aware, 100% real-time filtering that protects students in real-time. Smoothwall Filter promotes rich, age-appropriate learning by blocking pages, not sites, to eliminate overblocking. It supports BYOD and provides filtering across public Wi-Fi and guest mobile devices securely on the network and across all platforms. Smoothwall Filter works behind HTTPS to detect harmful or malicious content hidden behind SSL and secure anonymous proxies. It enables tailored policies based on user group, content category, time, location IP, subnet, and hostname for mobile devices and laptops. Smoothwall Filter allows students safe, age-/time-appropriate online experiences regardless of device or location. It offers intelligent bandwidth management to allow media and file sharing in class/school with minimum impact on existing services. Smoothwall Filter supports multi-OS environments including Chrome OS, Windows, macOS, and iOS devices. It provides reports and alerts for student wellbeing, easily creating, generating, and scheduling tailored reports for pastoral care and administrators. Smoothwall Filter includes full incident reporting, capturing 100% of data for a full contextual picture around any safeguarding incident. It ensures device protection at all times, with features applying on all devices, in school, at home, or in between. Smoothwall Filter controls student VPN access, including measures to detect, remediate, and alert for students' attempts to bypass controls.
