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1. Port Blocking iBoss Name Port Start PortEnd Protocol Direction Enable 4 Both Both O Internet S Both Boh o Controls be 3 Bon Bon O My 4 Both Both Preferences IL oh Boh O 5 II Both Bohf o 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and registered trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 16 Port Blocking Port blocking allows Internet traffic on specified ports or ranges of ports to be blocked from accessing the Internet Traffic using the specified ports will be blocked completely This allows you to enter the name port start port end protocol and direction Once you enter in the information click Enable and save Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 34 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 6 File Extension Blocking Phant m Technologies Jump To f Please Select ge Support Product File Extension Blocking The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers This page allows you to block specific file extensions from being downloaded on your network Enter the file extension of files you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add button You may enter a maximum of 200 file extensions across all profiles Each extension may be a maximum of 15 Internet characters
2. Erter URL mme silent orop Selecting this coton wil cause the Goss to silently drop violations and prevent the Doss from sending a blocked page response to the user when a violahon occurs Sleep Mode Page Custom Message This opton allows you to sert custom message into the Sleep Mode Paga The custom message may be up to 299 characters in langth You may also enable or disable the Password Overnde feature that appears at the bottom of the page Custom Sleep Page Message 299 characters lot C Display Password Based Overnde Open Custom Page This option allows you to replace the entire Sleep Mode Page with your own custom web page This option is for advanced users oi You may erter your own HTML based web page into the form below The webpage may be up to 299 characters in length Custom Wed Page HTML 83400 299 characters lot O Rodirect Page This coton allows you specty your own URL to use as the Sleep Mode Page Users wil be redirected to this URL instead of the detour Sleep Mode Page The URL may be up to 255 charactors in iongn Error URL htto O silore Orop Selecting this option will cause the Gosz to silently drop the connection when the computer iz sleep mode The uzer wil not recore the Sleep Mode Page if this option is selected and the Internet will appear to be unavailable Figure 25 Customize Block Pages Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 45 of 73
3. Figure 11 Advanced Scheduling You may use advanced scheduling to create custom allow and block times for Filtering Categories Web Programs and the Sleep Schedule You may use different schedules for the different days of the week simply select the day and set the schedule For Filtering Categories you will have to select a Category to Schedule Green or checked indicates access is allowed during the time block specified Red or unchecked indicates access is blocked during the time block specified Note For the Advanced Category Scheduling to function the category to be scheduled must be currently blocked on the Internet Category Blocking setup page Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 26 of 73 Phanta m Pro Technologies I B OSS 4 3 1 2 Identify Theft Phishing IP Address Blocking Page Phant m Technologies Identity Theft Detection Phishing This page has been blocked by the iBoss due to a possible identity theft attempt This page may be a Phishing attempt to steal your personal information If you do not recognize the web address as being valid itis recommended that you do not submit any personal or sensitive information to the website URL Content 64 233 187 99 Description Direct IP Address access not allowed iBoss Password Login NOTE If you feel you have received this message in error you may login now and add this site to the Allowlist ntom Techne All trademarks and reg
4. My the checkbox next to the category You may view and edit the list by Preferences clicking on the category link When you are finished click the Apply button O Select All E Adult Custom List Enter the custom keyword that you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add Keyword button You may enter a maximum of 500 website URL keywords across all profiles Each keyword may be a maximum of 19 characters in length letters and digits only To remove a keyword from the list select the keyword and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page When you are finished click the Done button Note If you want a keyword to be blocked globally across all filtering groups select the Apply this entry to all filtering groups option before clicking the Add Keyword button The letter G will appear next to the entry which indicates that it is d a global entry and applies to all filtering groups When removing a global entry it will remove the entry from all filtering groups When you are finished click the Done button Enter Keyword example adult O Apply this entry to all filtering groups No entries in list hanto Tec trademarks o All trademarks and re Figure 15 Block Specific Keywords Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 iBoss Page 32 of 73 PhantQm iBoss This feature allows you to create keyword Blocklists The iBoss will block Internet si
5. Enable O Disable Internet Controls Band Mixed Mode Wireless B G y be ESSID phantom Broadcast ESSID Enable Disable My Channel Number ng Preferences Security Settings Disabled BR Encryption Status Wireless Clients Figure 42 Configure Wireless Settings The iBoss Pro has an 802 11g wireless signal and can support computers with an IEEE 802 11b or 802 11g wireless adapter You can connect wirelessly from your computers through its signal By default the wireless signal does not have a passkey and is not encrypted Note The default wireless signal coming from the iBoss Pro has an ESSID of phantom XXXX You can choose whether to enable or disable the wireless access You may change the ESSID to one that you prefer and choose whether to enable the broadcast for the signal The wireless access point provides wireless LAN security functions include WEP and WPA with pre shared key With these security functions you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function Choose whether to disabled encryption or use WPA with pre shared key or WEP WEP When you select 64 bit or128 bit WEP key you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data You can generate the key by yourself and enter it You can enter four WEP keys and select Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 62 of 73 Dhant im iBoss Technologies one of them as
6. PhantQm iBoss You may customize the pages that are displayed when a website is blocked due to its content or when the Internet is in Sleep Mode Blocked Page Custom Message This option allows you to insert a custom message into the Blocked Page The custom message may be up to 299 characters in length You may also enable or disable the Password Override feature that appears at the bottom of the page Blocked Page Custom Page This option allows you to replace the entire Blocked Page with your own custom web page This option is for advanced users only You may enter your own HTML based web page into the form below The webpage may be up to 299 characters in length Blocked Page Redirect Page This option allows you specify your own URL to use as the Blocked Page Users will be redirected to this URL instead of the default Block Page The URL may be up to 255 characters in length Sleep Mode Custom Message This option allows you to insert a custom message into the Sleep Mode Page The custom message may be up to 299 characters in length You may also enable or disable the Password Override feature that appears at the bottom of the page Sleep Mode Custom Page This option allows you to replace the entire Sleep Mode Page with your own custom web page This option is for advanced users only You may enter your own HTML based web page into the form below The webpage may be up to 299 characters in length Sleep Mode Redirect Pa
7. TCP IP tab is set to Using DHCP Click the Apply Now button at the bottom of the panel to save the changes you just made and quit the System Preferences application Note You may need to restart your computer for the network connection settings to take effect 3 2 1 1 iBoss Pro User Interface The iBoss does not require any software installation Instead its user interface can be accessed directly using a standard Internet web browser The web based user interface allows you to configure your iBoss 1 Verify that your computer has an IP address that is on the same subnet as the iBoss IP address as stated above 2 Open a standard Internet web browser application Internet Explorer Firefox etc 3 In the URL address bar enter the domain http myiBoss com and press lt enter gt This will take you to the iBoss interface If the iBoss interface does not load enter the configured IP address of the Boss default http 192 168 1 1 and press lt enter gt Note The http myiBoss com webpage is built into the iBoss so it is always accessible even though the Internet may not be http myiBoss com is the configuration portal for the iBoss You may access the user interface from any computer connected behind the iBoss j e E myiboss com ww Phantom Technologies Figure 5 iBoss User Interface 3 2 1 1 1 Setup Network Connection If your ISP connection is dynamic DHCP you may skip the fo
8. Identify Computers Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 51 of 73 PhantQm iBoss To identify the computer you are using now click the Identify Edit this computer button Advanced users may click the Advanced Add button to manually identify a computer For the Advanced Add you will need to know the MAC address of the computer you wish to identify You may click on Import to import computers to the identified list Please see the Computer Import section for more information Unidentified Computers This is a list of computers on the network that have not been identified To identify one of these computers click Add on the computer in the list that you wish to identify You may refresh the list by clicking on the Refresh button at the bottom of the list Default Filtering Policy These settings apply to computers that are unidentified on your network You can choose to apply the rules set by the default filtering group block all unidentified computers from accessing the Internet or set unidentified computers to require user login Note If you choose to Require user login on all unidentified computers you must add users under the Users tab to be able to login and browse the web Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 52 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 5 1 1 Identifying a Computer Phant m Technologies Identify Computer Please enter the following information to identify this computer Computer Nic
9. override Internet Sleep Mode and wake up your Internet connection by entering the iBoss login password into the Internet Sleep Mode page if it is displayed Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 40 of 73 Phant nr iBoss 4 3 9 1 Sleep Mode Page Phant m Technologies Internet Sleep Mode The Internet connection is currently in Sleep Mode All Internet activity has been temporarily disabled URL Content iphantom com Description Internet access is currently disabled on this computer Phantom Technolo rig ed All trademarks and reg d trademarks on this the p of their respective owners Figure 21 Internet Sleep Mode Page When a page is blocked from violation of the iBoss sleep mode schedule this page will show up in the web browser to the user You may manually login and turn off Internet Sleep Mode by typing in the password and pressing Login The Sleep Mode will continue at the next scheduled time If a custom message is set this will show up above the sleeping computer Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 41 of 73 Phant nr iBoss 4 4 Edit My Preferences Phant m Jump To Please Select E ge Technologies Product Support My iBoss My Preferences iBoss Help Topics e My Preferences What do you want to do Set or Change My Password Setup E mail Reports Internet Customize Block Pages Controls E Change My Time Zone a My Edit System Settings Prefere
10. support iPhantom com Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 70 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 7 APPENDIX 7 1 Warranty Information For warranty information please visit https www iBossWebFilters com warranty html BY PROCEEDING TO USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHANTOM TECHNOLOGIES LLC YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AVAILABLE AT http www iBossWebFilters com productAndServiceAgreement html IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU MAY NOT USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHANTOM TECHNOLOGIES LLC For the latest news features documentation and other information regarding the iBoss please visit http www iBossWebFilters com Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 71 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 8 GLOSSARY Default Gateway Every non router P device needs to configure a default gateway s IP address When the device sends out an IP packet if the destination is not on the same network the device has to send the packet to its default gateway which will then send it out towards the destination DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This protocol automatically gives every computer on your home network an IP address DNS Server IP Address DNS stands for Domain Name System which allows Internet servers to have a domain name such as www iPhantom com and one or more IP addresses such as 208 70 74 14 A DNS server keeps a databa
11. 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 17 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 1 3 Shortcut Bar Use this shortcut bar to quickly navigate through the iBoss interface The shortcut bar has 4 options to choose Home Reports Internet Controls and My Preferences Once you set a password for the iBoss a Logout button will also appear Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 18 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 2 Reports Phant m Jump To FlesseSokt om Technologies Product Support My Bong Home gt Reports Boss This page displays the log reports for yow dudo v You may have these reports automaticaly sent to your E mail a the Email Reports page olations and Tampor logs bling E mail Log Sending on unt by e Web Usage Below is a report of Intemet web usage The report shows entire web usage as well as the number of violobons listed by category The log may be cleared by diding the Clear Log button at the bottom of the report Web Usage Log Categories Percent of Web Usage violations hd z Aahup 8 Audio 9 Dateig amp Personals s Dictionary id Orugs 9 Education z Enteranmert VW fee Shanng a Finance 9 Friendsiso 7 Forums 2 Gambling Games z Government 9 Guns B Weapon H Jobs e Mobila Phones 9 Prwate wabsites wob Prous R e Search Engines Shopping Sports o Toolbars H Travel o Violence amp Hate o Hacking amp warez H Web based E ma H Total Web Hits 610 Total Vio
12. AdStional Fle Shanng Programa D betore D Esortey D sancito D O Geert Connect FTP File Tranfer Protocol C Select At FTP Traffic C pech troomeg FTP Traffic D geck Outgoing FTP Traffic Block Ping ICMP Orsarted O tees Block SSL on Non Standard Ports Campe O tre Block Newgroups cnsties O traces Block Internal Servers Ousted O Mock and tog O Sien fac Logging Comte Enabled Figure 13 Block Specific Web Programs Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 28 of 73 PhantQm iBoss The Internet Program Blocking section allows you to configure the current iBoss program blocking settings Chat This category contains applications used for online messaging and chat The iBoss can block the selected program s and log attempted violations Examples of applications in this category are AIM AOL Instant Messenger MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger IRC Internet Relay Chat ICQ J abber Chat Schedule Allows you to schedule daily access for schedulable chat programs This option will bypass blocking for chat and instant messenger programs during the specified time Gaming This category contains online gaming applications The iBoss can block the selected program s and log attempted access violations Examples of applications in this category are World of Warcraft Everquest Everquest II StarCraft XBox Gaming Schedule Allows you to schedule daily access for selected online gamin
13. activated 2 Enter the active Subscription Key for the iBoss Log into your Boss and click on Manage Subscription button on the main page Please refer to the User Interface section on how to log into the iBoss Enter in the active Subscription Key in the boxes provided LI LI LL Co Figure 48 Enter Subscription Key Click on Apply and Confirm on the next page 3 If you do not have a Subscription Key you may press the Purchase Subscription Key Now button to purchase one This will guide you through the process of activating and registering your Subscription Key with your iBoss Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 69 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 Password Recovery In the event that the iBoss administration password becomes lost there is a way by which it can be recovered If you checked the Password Recovery option on the iBoss when the password was initially setup you will be prompted to have the password E mailed to you upon a failed login attempt Follow the link provided on the login page to have your password E mailed to the address specified during the Password Recovery setup If you did not enable the password recovery option you can contact the Phantom Technologies support department to have the password E mailed to a specific address Note that you will be prompted for account authentication information before a password recovery request is fulfilled The
14. default key Then the iBoss Pro can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys Encryption WEP k Key Length 64 bit e Key Format ASCII 5 characters Default Tx Key Key1 Encryption Key 1 a Encryption Key 2 poses Encryption Key 3 ara posem Encryption Key 4 Key Length 64 bit default You can select the WEP key length for encryption 64 bit or 128 bit Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data Only the key you select in the Default key will take effect Key 1 Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys WPA Pre shared key Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change
15. on the approximation of the law of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility 89 336 EEC according to EN 55022 Class B FCC and CE Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 73 of 73
16. user login Internet access is disabled when no user is logged into the computer if you would like to alow access to certain ports even when a user is not logged M in you can configure them here This is useful for programs that require port access at all y tenes for exampie remote commuter management Preferences Nome Port Start Port End Protocol sano GD Port Start Port End Protocol Domain Bypassing This wil allow you to bypass domains on computers that require user login When a computer is set to require user login Internet access is disabled when no user is logged into the computer If you would like to allow access to certain domains even when a user is not logged in you can configure them hero This is useful for sites that supply updates that require access at all times for example Operating System amp Anti virus updates or Email eccess Enter Website URL example doman com No entries in list Advanced Settings Custom Internet Access Window Company Name Logo This allows you to add your company name or logo easily on the Internet Access Window when A user is logged in The company name in text can be SO charactors and the length for the URL can be 256 characters If you are using an image of your company logo you r in the URL of where the image is h bo in a web v ex gf or Jpg and the width of 300 pixels and height of 7 e using the company name text please select Tex
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18. 50 Violations This is a report that contains the last 150 attempted violations to the current iBoss Pro Internet rules The log may be cleared by clicking the Clear Log button at the bottom of the report Websites and online applications will not be blocked while the iBoss Pro is in Stealth Mode but do show up in the violation log if enabled This log contains the Date Time Computer URL address and Category Tamper Log Last 10 Violations This is a report containing events that may indicate tampering with the iBoss Pro Logged events include powering on Internet control enabling disabling clearing of logs failed login attempts and disconnections from our gateways This log cannot be cleared This log contains the Date Time and Message containing the violation error Live Monitoring This page displays a real time running log of web activity through the iBoss Pro This log allows you to monitor current web activity on your network The last 150 websites visited will be listed To begin monitoring click the Enable option below When you are finished monitoring click the Disable option You may refresh the log by clicking the Refresh button at the bottom of the list Send Email Now This button will show up if you have an E mail address set within the iBoss Pro Use this Button to quickly send the current report log Save To File Use this button to save the current report log to an html file Export As C
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20. Computers of Home Reports Internet Controls Identified Computers iBoss on your network You may identify up to 15 individual ng now dick the Identify Edit This y dick the Advanced add button to manually You will noad to know the MAC addross of the identify A computer For the computer you wish to identity Click the button below to identify or edit the computer you are currently lagged in fram My Preferences Items 0 0 of 0 Items Per Page Prev Next Identified Computers There are no identified computers Unidentified Computers Below is a list of computers on the network that have not been identified To identity one of these computers click on the computer in the list that you wish to identity You may refresh the list by clicking on the Refresh button at the bottom of the bst Items 1 lof 1 Items Per Page amp Prev Next Unidentified Computers Computer Nick Name Filtering Group 1 Group 1 MAC Address 00 0e 0 74 07 35 IP Address 192 168 1 100 Default Filtering Policy Those sottngs apply to computers that are unidonbifiod on your network You can choose to weng Group block all unidentfied computers from Ors to require usor login Ploase select the Use the defaut filtering group for all unidentified computers Block af unidentified computers from accessing the Internet O Require user login on af unidentified computers Figure 31
21. DHCP Automatic P Configuration 1 2 Choose DHCP Automatic IP configuration if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address Click Save when you have finished the configuration You have completed the WAN configuration for the DHCP Automatic IP configuration connection type 1 2 Static IP Address Choose Static IP Address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Note Secondary DNS is not required Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 12 of 73 PhantQm iBoss Click Save when you have finished the configuration above You have completed the WAN configuration for the Static IP Address connection type 1 3 PPPoE Choose PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section Username Password MTU Click Save when you have finished the configuration above You have completed the WAN configuration for the PPPoE connection type Congratulations You have completed the WAN configuration for the iBoss Pro After reboot your iBoss Pro is now ready for the Internet connection Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 13 of 73 Phant m iB o ss Technologi
22. EE E 69 Figure 48 Enter S bscription eege 69 Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 5 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 1 Boss Pro Content Filter 1 1 Overview The iBoss Pro is a revolutionary Internet content filter with an optional Wireless G router firewall that is powerful and extremely easy to use It was designed to protect entire computer networks at offices classrooms libraries churches as well as stores Its fast processor is ideal for managing large networks with high throughput demands to help increase productivity The iBoss Pro blocks access to specific categories of Internet destinations online applications and manages time spent using specific online programs i e online chat and messenger programs file sharing web browsing The iBoss Pro generates reports on Internet activity which can be viewed and automatically E mailed Unlike software solutions one device guards an entire network and makes tampering difficult Little computer experience is needed 1 2 Key Features Comprehensive Web Filtering Through Categories Wireless G Router Detailed Reports Remote Monitoring and Administration Works Transparently with Existing Firewall Live Monitoring Keyword Search Blocking I M Application Policies and Blocking Policy Scheduling Policies Users Groups Real Time URL Updates Strong Firewall Protection Simple amp User Friendly I nterface Plug amp Play with No Software to Install Compatible with any Opera
23. SV Use this button to export the current report as a csv file to import to a database that you may have set up Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 20 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 3 Configure Internet Controls Phant m Jump To PleaseSelet E Go Technologies Product Support My iBoss Configure Internet Controls iBoss Help Topics e Internet What do you want to do Controls Block Specific Website Categories Block Specific Web Programs Block Specific Websites Internet Controls Block Specific Keywords s My Preferences Block Specific Ports Block Specific File Extensions Restrict Domain Extensions Allow Specific Websites Configure Sleep Schedule 18 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and reg d trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 9 Configure Internet Controls The Configure Internet Controls menu lets you choose options for configuring the current iBoss Internet controls There are nine options to choose from Block Specific Website Categories Block Specific Web Programs Block Specific Websites Block Specific Keywords Block Specific Ports Block Specific File Extensions Restrict Domain Extensions Allow Specific Websites and Configure Sleep Schedule Block Specific Website Categories This option allows you to block or allow website content based on categories Block Specific Web Programs This
24. URL and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page When you are finished click the Done button Enter Website URL example domain com Add URL No entries in list LLC All rights re All trademarks and regist on this website are the their respective owners Figure 19 Allow Specific Websites Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 37 of 73 PhantQm iBoss This page allows you to add specific websites to your Allowlist The Allowlist is a list of specific Internet website domains that you want to allow on your network Website domains added to this list will be allowed even if they are currently blocked in the Internet Category Blocking settings Enter the domain name of the website you would like to allow in the text box below and click the Add URL button To remove a website URL domain from the Allowlist select the URL and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page If you want to allow only these website URL domains on your network select the Allow These Sites ONLY checkbox and click the Apply button When you are finished click the Done button You may select Allow These Sites ONLY and check Apply to only allow the sites that are on the allowlist To disable this option uncheck this option and click Apply Note If the Allow These Sites ONLY option is selected only the website domains in the Allowlist below will be allowed All other website domains
25. ademarks on th f their respective owners Figure 12 Identity Theft Detection Page When a page is blocked from of the Boss due to detection of Identity Theft Phishing IP Address URL Blocking this page will show up in the web browser to the user You may manually login and add the blocked Identity theft page IP address to the allowlist if you feel that you have received the Identity Theft Detection in error by typing in the password and pressing Login Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 27 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 2 Block Specific Web Programs Phant m Jump To Posso Sates an Technologies About ef Group 1 Del internet Program Blocking iBoss A e Ganna The group Group 1 is used Dy defaut as naes of tening for at weutertted conestert Reports e Cie Queers Promams internet Logang of sttenctes meenet program n E epe Controls Chat Loos My Preferences Additional Chat Instant Messenger Programs Blocking D Select at Aastional instat Messenger Programs DW aerer Palay Chat DO tabber Online Gaming Schedulable Programs Always Block or O Cely see From ges Bis 12 30 pee or D Seet Ap O word of warcrat O atweced schein File Sharing Programs Schedulable Programs D zeecn ap O unewrs O Bearshare O ween D aeren Tre ES pase 1200 pm Bito 1230 pm EE or O amurced schede Additional Fae Sharing Program Blocking O Select al
26. age This allows you to add a custom login message This will be displayed on the user login page before they have logged in You may type in 300 characters for the custom message Custom Successful Login Message This allows you to add a custom successful login message after a user has logged in This will be displayed on the user login page after they have successfully logged in for the first time You may type in 300 characters for the custom message Custom User Homepage This allows you to add a homepage that the users are directed to after logging in Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 57 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 5 2 3 User Internet Access Window Internet Access Window Please Login Username Password Figure 36 Internet Access Window Login internet cecess Wii You must keep this window open to remain logged in Do not forget to logout once you are finished Name Christopher Park Session Time lt 1 Minute Time Remaining 07 59 08 00 Figure 37 Internet Access Window Session The iBoss Internet Access Window is the session window for the user that is logged in This window must be kept open to remain logged in This window will show you the Name of the user logged in how long they have been logged in Session Time and Time Remaining Daily time limit The iBoss user login feature also allows you to put your own Company Name in text or put a URL for a Company Logo Image The user login featur
27. alling the new firmware Once this process begins do not power down the iBoss until installation is complete When the installation is complete you will be redirected back to the iBoss Pro home page Download Progress Indicates the download progress of the firmware updates Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 68 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 5 SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT The iBoss requires an active subscription to function The unit may already be pre activated when you receive it or you may need to obtain and or activate a subscription key and register the active subscription key with your iBoss To view and manage your subscription information login to the iBoss interface home page and click the Manage Subscription button j Manage Subscription Figure 47 Manage Subscription This page will allow you to view your current subscription status The following are values that may appear in the Status field Active The iBoss has an active subscription Must Activate An active subscription key has not been registered with the iBoss Not Available The iBoss is not connected to the Internet Expired The iBoss subscription has expired and is no longer active Cancelled The iBoss subscription has been cancelled and is no longer active 5 1 Adding a Subscription Key The iBoss needs an active Subscription Key entered into the device before it can start functioning 1 Confirm that your Subscription Key has been
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29. ccess to certain ports even when a user is not logged in you can configure them here This is useful for programs that require port access at all times for example remote computer management Domain Bypassing This will allow you to bypass domains on computers that require user login When a computer is set to require user login Internet access is disabled when no user is logged into the computer If you would like to allow access to certain domains even when a user is not logged in you can configure them here This is useful for sites that supply updates that require access at all times for example Operating System amp Anti virus updates or Email access Custom Internet Access Window Company Name Logo This allows you to add your company name or logo easily on the Internet Access Window when a user is logged in The company name in text can be 50 characters and the length for the URL can be 256 characters If you are using an image of your company logo you can enter in the URL of where the image is hosted The image must be in a web viewable format ex gif or jpg and the width of 300 pixels and height of 70 pixels If you are using the company name text please select Text and enter in the company name If you are using an image for the company logo please select Image and enter in the full URL of the image Note If the image that you use is not at the size of 300 x 70 it will be stretched to this size Custom Login Mess
30. ciated with the LAN IP Address DHCP Server You can enable or disable the DHCP server within the iBoss Pro By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address If the DHCP is not enabled then you ll have to manually set your LAN client s IP addresses make sure the LAN client is in the same subnet as this broadband router if you want the router to be your LAN client s default gateway DHCP Start IP Address You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients This is the start of the DHCP IP address range for the LAN DHCP End IP Address This is the end of the DHCP IP address range for the LAN Note By default the IP range is from Start IP 192 168 1 100 to End IP 192 168 1 200 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address range Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 61 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 6 2 Configure Wireless Settings Phant m a Technologies Jump To Please Select Eicon Product Support Wireless Settings iBoss Help Topics e Basic Settings This page allows you to configure your network wireless settings gt Note By default the Boss has the wireless signal enabled and the encryption disabled It is recommended to set encryption s ri for the wireless connection Settings Basic Settings Wireless Access
31. ck on Setup Network Connection from the main menu Please refer to the Logging In section on how to log into the iBoss Pro Setup Network Connection Click Configure Internet Connection E Configure Internet Connection Choose an Operation Mode for the iBoss Pro to operate in Please refer to previous page for Operation Mode information Click Save to save your Operation Mode settings WAN Connection In order to connect to the Internet you will need to setup your iBoss Pro WAN connection Transparent Mode The WAN connection can be configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server on your local LAN network Alternatively you may also configure the iBoss Pro to use a static IP address on your local LAN network Firewall Router Mode The WAN connection can be configured to obtain an IP address automatically configured manually static IP address or configured for a PPPoE connection from the ISP Internet Service Provider Note Different ISPs require different methods of connecting to the Internet please check with your ISP as to the type of connection that is required Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 15 of 73 De Boss 4 INTERFACE 4 1 Home Page Phant m A Technologies Jump To Please Select E ge Product Support My iBoss Home iBoss Help Topics e Home Filtering Status Enabled 8 Current Date amp Time 08 18 2008 02 34 40 PM What do you want to do In
32. d used for managing the iBoss The password may be a maximum of 24 characters in length The password recovery option is highly recommended If you forget your password you will be able to recover it through E mail if this option is selected New Password Confirm New Password Internet O Enable Password Recover Controls y Recommended be E mail Address My Preferences C All rights r e are the proper Figure 23 Set or Change My Password You may set or change the password used for managing the iBoss The password may be a maximum of 24 characters in length The password recovery option is if your password becomes lost you will be able to recover it through e mail if this option is selected Note Be very careful with this password It is used for configuration for your iBoss and for override functions Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 43 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 4 2 Setup E mail Reports eege Jump To Please Select EE Product Support My Boss e D E mail Reports Pose Setup If you would like to have reports sent to you via E mail you may enable E mail Report Log sending and specify an E mail address below To enter more than one E mail address separate each address with a semicolon example joe email com emily email com C Enable E mail report log sending E mail Address d Internet Controls Preferences Le gt E mail reports will a
33. ddress automatically Windows 1 Configure the computer LAN setting to automatically obtain an IP address from the iBoss Pro by following the steps below Click Start in the task bar then select Control Panel to open it is Start Cl control Pane Find the icon Network Connections then Double Click to open the network connection settings Pej Network Connections You will see an icon Local Area Connection Right Click the mouse to open the sub menu and select Properties for setting the IP address Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click the Properties button vi 4 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks wi 4 QoS Packet Scheduler Properties Uik z Internet Protocol TCP IP Ensure that the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically options are checked and then press OK to close Obtain an IP address automatically Obtain DNS server address automatically Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 10 of 73 PhantQm iBoss Mac OS X Please refer to the following to set your Mac computer to automatically obtain and IP address Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu Once the application is started select Network Click on the TCP IP tab Make sure that the Configure menu in the
34. de software code subject to the GNU General Public License GPL GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL or other open source software licenses Copies of the GPL and LGPL licenses are available upon request You may also visit www gnu org to view more information regarding open source licensing The GPL LGPL and other open source code used in Phantom Technologies LLC products are distributed without any warranty and are subject to the copyrights of their authors Upon request open source software source code is available from Phantom Technologies LLC via electronic download or shipment on a physical storage medium at cost For further details and information please visit www iphantom com opensource Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 2 of 73 Dhant im Technologies Table of Contents TABLE OF FIGURES scsssssssssssssssessessssesscssesessessssessessscessessssessessssesessesersssessees 1 IBOSS PRO CONTENT FILTER ccsssssssssssessessssessersssesnersssessersesessersneess 1 1 COVER VIEW E 1 2 KEY FEATURES cccccccssssssssssssssssnsssnsssnssensssnssensnanssensnensnensnanssensnsnsnenssenes 1 3 MANUAL STRUCTURE 0 0cesesssesssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssesesessseseseeeseeeees 1 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ccscssssssecececeesessececeecceesssneaeceescessesseaeseeeceeeeseaees 2 SPECTEICATIONG cscssssssssessssessessssesvessssessersesessessssessessssessersssessssessersesessers 2
35. dit System Settings page allows you to edit your device name of your iBoss Restore Factory Defaults This option allows you to set your iBoss settings back to factory defaults Reboot This option allows you to reboot your iBoss These will not affect any settings Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 49 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 4 6 Remote Management Phant m Jump To Please Select cd ge Technologies Product Remote Management iBoss You may enable Remote Management which will allow you to access and manage the iBoss through the web from any remote location To enable Remote Management select the enable option below Disable Enable Register Unit With Remote Manageme Internet Click the Register Unit Now button below to assign this unit to an Remote Management Account If you do not have an account created Controls you will have to create one Registration information for this unit will automatically be transferred to simplify the registration process e H rooster unie now My Registration Ke Preferences g y Each iBoss holds a unique registration key used in the Remote Management registration process This key provides security when using the Remote Management features through the web You will be prompted for this key during the online registration process You may generate a new key by clicking the Generate Key button below A Alert Generating a new key will r
36. e Disable or Sleep Daily From 12 00 pm 3 To 12 30 pm ES or Enable using Advanced Schedule Phantom Techno trademarks on thi C All rights re site are the pro of their respective owners Figure 20 Configure Sleep Schedule Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 39 of 73 Technologies Phant m iBoss Internet Sleep Mode allows you to put your Internet connection to sleep disabling all Internet traffic to and from your network This is beneficial for when the Internet doesn t need to be on or accessed You may manually force the Internet to sleep by selecting a time period under the Force Internet To Sleep For section and pressing the Sleep Now button You may also bypass the sleep schedule by selecting a time period under the Bypass Internet Sleep Schedule For section and pressing the Bypass Now button When manually forcing the Internet to sleep or bypassing the sleep schedule a countdown timer will show that will allow you to cancel the forced sleep or cancel the bypass You may setup a daily schedule or an Advanced Schedule by which to put the Internet to sleep under the Sleep Schedule section When the Internet is in Sleep Mode the Internet Sleep Mode page will be displayed in the web browser if Internet access is attempted To customize the message that appears on the Internet Sleep Mode page go the custom block page messages under preferences You may
37. e allows you to put custom messages before a user logs in and after they log in This allows you to post company policies and rules before using the Internet to protect your company from liability conflicts Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 58 of 73 Technologies Phant m iB oss 4 5 3 Filtering Groups Phant m Jump Te Pepe ee GO wpport SS Computers Groups D A Home A Reports Filtering Groups P Internet Controls be My Preferences Deteult 1 Ge Logging Enebies D Note Figure 38 Edit Filtering Groups You may customize the different filtering group names to easily remember the different settings of the filtering groups These filtering groups are used for setting the rules for identified computers and users Note The filtering group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers if you have this option set 4 5 3 1 Filtering Group Tabs Group 1 Group2 Group3 1 Group4 Groups Figure 39 Filtering Group Tabs When configuring the rules for your iBoss you will notice the Group tabs at the top of each configuration page These pages allow you to set different filtering rules for the different filtering groups The selected group will appear to have the tab in front of the other tabs To switch configuration for different groups select the group tab at the top of the page or from the drop down menu to quickly jump
38. eeseeeeeceaeenseenaeeaas 4 3 9 1 SISEP Mode Pape iscsi sisscssssctsciessivessusevbesussssbesuiestsasbesetssavueadsantsoesbesvenanseys 4 4 EDIT MY PREFERENCES ssii sesssoitensnsnssezesstessesnevieotessdestopbescootenstunsontoseneten 4 4 1 Setor Change My Boseweord 4 4 2 Setup E mail Keporte cee cnseeneeeseeeseeeeeeseeeseseseeeseeeaeeeaeeaas 4 4 3 Customize Block Pages 4 4 3 1 Blocked EE 4 4 4 Change My Time Zone AAS Edit System Settings deed ENEE 4 4 6 Remote Management 4 5 IDENTIFY COMPUTERS amp USERS ccccccssssscssesesssctsesssesssensesssesesseesseseeaenes A S 1 Identify GOMmputers vsicccccoesiccciiss Weassiasisih tecacaseidestea assis tenes EEN 4 5 1 1 Identifying a Computer sy ccsscesacsciscssecesedeacesbsaccvesvesscshssactesaabsdeecassssseasends 43 2 gt Identify E iriseoir aeieeiaii iai aaeeei 4 5 2 1 Adding a SEL serirsesesisos ogee naisasia E oaeee EIEEE EEAS EASi Nee Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 E E E tudes 50 Page 3 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 5 2 2 Advanced User Setting sis cascsivariscesassebeoass sssateveussenensonsvaeanrspesesonssesuee EEN E EEEN EAE CEO TEES versa Feet 56 4 5 2 3 User Internet Access ele E 58 E EE 59 4 5 3 1 Filtering Group abs sess ssscisisessidccsesseseivesacesdassusatecdevessechsnsdnedseossuay St aa ESE EIES SaaS ESE E EE aa cach ANARE NSN EESE 59 4 6 SETUP NETWORK CONNECTION biete ET ikes teres es OTEK aiae E n EE EEEE EEEE eer ue 60 4 6 1 _ Configure Local Area NetwOTk sis
39. elp Topics e Advanced This page allows you to set advanced network settings Settings UDP Destination Port 8000 1024 65535 UDP Source Port 8001 1024 65535 Always On Connection Enable Disable Internet Controls My Preferences 008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and re ed trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 45 Advanced Network Settings The iBoss Pro connects to the Phantom servers via UDP You may select which ports it connects through The default destination port is 8000 and default source port is 8001 Always On Connection This option allows you to still have Internet access even if it loses connection with our servers This function will work after the first time that it has established a connection Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 67 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 7 Firmware Updates Phant amp m Technologies Jump To Please Select eo Product Support My iBoss Firmware Updates iBoss Help Topics e Firmware Model iBoss Home Updates Device Name Default Current Firmware Version 20 1 1098 Available Firmware Version 20 1 1098 Current Signature Version 1 0 0 10 Internet Controls A Your iBoss firmware is currently up to date Please check back again later My Preferences d 8 Phantom Technol of their respective owners 8 LLC All rights ri All trade
40. emove this unit from any Remote Management account that it is currently assigned to Device Name Default Key s LLC All rights All trademarks an their respective owners Figure 29 Setup Remote Management You may enable Remote Management which will allow you to access and manage the iBoss through the web from any remote location To enable Remote Management select the enable option below Register Unit with Remote Management Click the Register Unit Now button below to assign this unit to an Remote Management Account If you do not have an account created you will have to create one Registration information for this unit will automatically be transferred to simplify the registration process Registration Key Each iBoss holds a unique registration key used in the Remote Management registration process This key provides security when using the Remote Management features through the web You will be prompted for this key during the online registration process Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 50 of 73 Phant m Technologies 4 5 Identify Computers amp Users iBoss UW Computers A Users Grous Figure 30 Identify Computers amp Users The Identify Computers amp Users has tabs at the top to switch from identified computers added user accounts and groups 4 5 1 Identify Computers P hant m Jump Te Fiesse Select ioeo Technologies About Product Support My iBoss Ws
41. en daylight savings occurs a e Daylight Savings Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana Internet Controls ve PESA ICT E United States My Preferences 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and registered trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 27 Set Time Zone The Time Zone page allows you to edit your current time zone settings and enable daylight savings Time Zone This option allows you to set your local time zone This is important for the logging and scheduling to work accurately Daylight Savings This option allows you to setup daylight savings time for your local time zone setting Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 48 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 4 5 Edit System Settings Phant m f Technologies Jump To Please Select ii eo Product Support System Settings This page allows you to edit and adjust your system settings The Device Name is the name associated with your Boss You may choose any name you would like Restore Factory Defaults This option allows you to set your iBoss settings back to factory defaults Note This resets all settings including passwords schedules filtering rules etc Internet Controls Basic Settings Device Name Default My Preferences Figure 28 Edit System Settings The E
42. ensions in the list or to block the extensions in the list If you choose to only allow the domain extensions in the list then any domain access whose base is not in the list will not be allowed Alternatively if you choose the block the extensions in the list then accesses to domains with the listed domain bases will be blocked For example you may choose to allow only domains that end in com and net Any domain that does not end with those extensions will be blocked Enter the domain extensions in the text box below and click the Add button You may enter a maximum of 200 domain extensions across all profiles Each extension may be a maximum of 15 characters in length To remove an extension from the list select the extension to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click the Done button when you are finished Note Changing the option to Only allow below will only allow the domains in the list These settings do not apply to web access to direct IP addresses You can block direct IP address access by going to Internet Controls gt Block Specific Web Categories gt IP Address blocking Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 36 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 8 Allow Specific Websites Phant m Jump To Please Select Kal Go Technologies About Product Support My Boss LE 2 mt Group 1 Group Group 5 Sc Allowlist iBoss Ki The group Group 1 is used by default as
43. es 3 3 Choosing an Operation Mode The iBoss Pro has two different modes that it can operate in You may choose between Transparent Mode and Firewall Router Mode The mode you choose depends on how you intend to use the iBoss Pro on your network Note By default the iBoss Pro Operation Mode is set to Firewall Router Mode Transparent Mode Figure A You currently have a firewall router setup and are using the iBoss Pro on the local side of your network between your firewall and a switch hub The iBoss Pro filters transparently on your network without affecting your existing network topology Firewall Router Mode Figure B You would like the iBoss Pro to act as a network sharing firewall router with optional DHCP server and apply filtering for all traffic passing through the firewall including wireless clients Pictured is the iBoss Pro80 model Figure A Transparent Mode Sra la OI g Wireless ag Ei e Internet Notebook L ck L es PC Existing paras witc Firewall Router iBoss Pro80 Figure B Firewall Router Mode Ka Wireless Internet re Notebook iBoss Pro80 Figure 6 Operation Modes Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 14 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 3 3 1 Operation Mode Configuration The Operation Mode configuration can be found on the Internet Connection page Log into your iBoss Pro and cli
44. es a network mask can also be described simply as x number of leading 1 s When both are represented side by side in their binary forms all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1 s in the network mask become part of the IP network address and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID For example if the IP address for a device is in its binary form 11011001 10110000 10010000 00000111 and if its network mask is 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 it means the device s network address is 11011001 10110000 10010000 00000000 and its host ID is 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000111 This is a convenient and efficient method for routers to route IP packets to their destination ISP Internet Service Provider An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations Web based management Graphical User I nterface GUI Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control configure or monitor the device being managed Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 72 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 9 REGULATORY STATEMENT FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules CE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive
45. g programs This option will bypass blocking for online gaming programs during the specified time File Sharing Programs This category contains online file sharing applications The iBoss can block the selected program s and log attempted access violations Examples of applications in this category are Limewire BitTorrent XoloX EDonkey ZP2P Manolito BearShare Ares Acquisition Direct Connect File Sharing Schedule Allows you to schedule daily access for schedulable file sharing programs This option will bypass blocking for file sharing programs during the specified time FTP File Sharing Protocol You may choose to enable blocking for incoming and outgoing FTP Traffic Enabling this feature will allow you to block incoming outgoing or all FTP Traffic Block Ping ICMP You may choose to enable blocking for outgoing ping Traffic Block SSL on Non Standard Ports You may choose to enable blocking for SSL over any non standard ports Use this feature to help block file sharing programs such as Limewire etc Block Newsgroups Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 29 of 73 PhantQm iBoss You may choose to enable blocking for newsgroups Some newsgroups allow file sharing to be used which you can block with this feature Block Internal Servers You may choose to enable blocking for internal servers This feature allows you to block internal servers and programs that run that act as servers such as BitTorrent You may cho
46. ge This option allows you specify your own URL to use as the Sleep Mode Page Users will be redirected to this URL instead of the default Sleep Mode Page The URL may be up to 255 characters in length Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 46 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 4 3 1 Blocked Page Phant m Technologies Page Blocked Access to the requested site has been blocked by the iBoss due to its contents URL Content Description v eadult com e contains prohibited Adult content 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and registered trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 26 iBoss Blocked Page When a page is blocked from violation of the iBoss settings this page will show up in the web browser to the user You may manually login and add sites to the allowlist if you feel that you have received the blocked page in error by typing in the password and pressing Login If a custom message is Set this will show up above the exclamation point Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 47 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 4 4 Change My Time Zone Phant m Jump To Please Select i eo Technologies Product Support Help Topics Set Time Zone iBoss e Time Zone You can set your local time zone by selecting it from the drop down list below You may also select a daylight savings mode to have the time automatically adjusted wh
47. iBoss Internet Content Filter User Manual IBoss Web Filters www iBossWebFilters com PhantQm iBoss Note Please refer to the User Manual online for the latest updates at www iphantom com Copyright by Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Phantom Technologies LLC Phantom Technologies LLC makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defects Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision of changes All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders www iPhantom com Open Source Code This product may inclu
48. ii iiie iioi e e aR E E E a e eae STE 61 4 6 2 Configure Wireless SCI GS lt cs css stsceteccalee tie iiitr ii e E ENEE E EEN E EE EEE E EE ES 62 4 6 3 EE 65 4 6 4 Add Additional Local Subuete EEN 66 460 3 E 67 4 7 FIRMWARE UPDATES EE 68 5 SUBSCRIPTION MANA GEMENT scscscssssscscscssccssscescsescscsccssscssscssscsssesecsnecsscesecssocssccsscssscssscssseesesesssenes 69 5 1 ADDING A SUBSCRIPTION KEY ise csicccsiesscssaecatveets Hasselacabevscossdussescubvcees ascosa eein o ka a a esien iia 69 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ccscsoscssssssssssscsscvsncvenseeoseosssosssosesosssnssonsssnsvensvensvesssessenssenssosssonssonesoassnasonasssssensoes 70 6 1 PASSWORD RECOVERY ssi sees sccsscesvesusectincdensscssuceac cence E a iE E E A aE E E E EE ES 70 6 2 RESETTING TO RR RE ET 70 6 2 1 Through the iBoss User Interface 70 6 2 2 Using the Reset Button on the back Of device ccsccscsscssesscsseesesseeseesecseesecueeseceseeceaeeseesecaeeeesnaeeaeeasenee 70 6 3 TWEGHNIGAIL S e EE 70 7 SV VIN KSE 71 7 1 WARRANTY INFORMATION 6 scsi ic ccssiidecestiscesdishiceciiesinscasesacesasvabcesdesbuseesdcuneveuschoeuseoweeueedscbbbocseeubuecagnbenegscens 71 8 GLOSSARY E 72 9 REGULATORY STATEMENT scscsssssssssccsscssecssccsscscsscscccsscesscesscsscssessnsesscesocssocssessscssscassesscsssssesssenes 73 Table of Figures Fiur 1 Front EE 7 Pigure eelere 8 Figure 3 Hardware Installation EE 9 Figure 4 Hardware Installation uge coheed geess
49. in extensions in the list then any domain access who s base is not in the list will not be allowed Alternatively if you choose the block the extensions in the list then accesses to domains with the Internet listed domain bases will be blocked For example you may choose to Controls allow only domains that end in com and net Any domain that does not end with those extensions will be blocked fe Enter the domain extensions in the text box below and click the Add D button You may enter a maximum of 200 domain extensions across all profiles Each extension may be a maximum of 15 characters in length M To remove an extension from the list select the extension to remove y and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click Preferences the Done button when you are finished Y Note Changing the option to Only allow below will only allow the domains in the list These settings do not apply to web access to direct IP addresses You can block direct IP address access by going to Internet Controls gt Block Specific Web Categories gt IP Address blocking Take the following actions for the domains in the list below Block the domain extensions in the list App Enter Domain Extension example com No entries in list Figure 18 Domain Extension Restrictions This page allows you to block or allow specific domain extensions from being accessed You may choose to only allow the domain ext
50. in length To remove an extension from the Blocklist select Controls the extension to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click the Done button when you are finished fe Enter File Extension example tor No entries in list My Preferences 08 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights All trademarks and re website are the pro Figure 17 File Extension Blocking This page allows you to block specific file extensions from being downloaded on your network Enter the file extension of files you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add button You may enter a maximum of 200 file extensions across all profiles Each extension may be a maximum of 15 characters in length To remove an extension from the Blocklist select the extension to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click the Done button when you are finished Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 35 of 73 Phant nr iBoss 4 3 7 Domain Extension Restrictions Phant m Jump To PleeseSclot E cor Technologies Product Support My iBoss The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers This page allows you to block or allow specific domain extensions from being accessed You may choose to only allow the domain extensions in the list or to block the extensions in the list If you choose to only allow the doma
51. ite category blocking settings log settings Stealth Mode and Identity Theft Detection options Categories These are categories from which Internet websites are grouped You may choose categories from this list that you wish to block on your network In addition to blocking access to these website categories the iBoss will also log attempted access violations if logging is enabled Examples of website categories are Ads Friendship Religion Adult Gambling Search Engines Audio amp Video Games Shopping Dating amp Personals Government Sports Dictionary Image Video Search Toolbars Drugs Guns amp Weapons Travel Education Jobs Violence amp Hate Entertainment Mobile Phones Warez amp Hacking File Sharing News Web Based E mail Finance amp Investment Private Websites Forums Web Proxies Category Scheduling Allows you to choose whether you want the categories above that are selected to be always blocked or blocked based on a custom Advanced Day Time Schedule Note The Advanced Category Scheduling feature will only take effect on categories that are currently selected to be blocked in the category block list above Logging Allows you to enable and disable logging of violation attempts for the current set of blocked website categories Log reports may be viewed on the iBoss Reports page The report information includes date time user website address and category of the violation Stealth Mode Allows you to stealthily m
52. kname ID MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 Apply Filtering i No Bypass Filtering Rules E 2007 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and registered trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 32 Identifying a Computer To identify a computer you may enter a Computer Nickname for the computer When clicking on the button Identify Edit This Computer the D MAC address is automatically entered for you When clicking on Advanced Add you may enter in the D MAC address for the computer you are identifying You may either set the Apply Filtering to Yes Use Group 1 Rules with one of the filtering groups No Bypass Filtering Rules or Require user login for this computer for the computer you are identifying When finished click the Save button If you want to cancel your changes click the Cancel button The Yes Use Group 1 Rules will show the assigned name of the filtering group Note Computers with filtering rules applied will be filtered by the iBoss Computers with filtering rules bypassed will bypass the iBoss Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 53 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 5 2 Identify Users Phant m Technologies Jump To Please Select Product Support Identified Users List iBoss Below is a list of users that can log onto computers who have their filtering policy set to Requires User Login This allows you to
53. lations 0 Violation Log Last 150 Violations Below is a report that contains the last may be deared by clicking the Clear attempted violations to urent Boss Internet rules The log button at the bottom of the report Violation Log URL Address Dose etystion No Log Entries Tamper Log Last 10 Violations Bolow i 3 report containing event pawering on Internet contral enab the Ethernet ports Ak Note This log cannot be cleared Tamper Log ate tampering with the iboss Logged events inchude failed login attempts and disconnection of Date Time Message 08 18 12 16 PM as powered on Live Monitoring Click here to view a log of current network activity in real time Figure 8 Reports Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 19 of 73 PhantQm iBoss This page displays the log reports for your iBoss Pro Reports include Web Usage Violations and Tamper logs You may have these reports automatically sent to your E mail account by enabling E mail Log Sending on the E mail Reports page Web Usage Report This is a report of Internet web usage The report shows entire web usage as well as the number of violations listed by category The log may be cleared by clicking the Clear Log button at the bottom of the report It shows the Total Number of Web hits and Total Number of Violations This log is based on all web hits and not just violations Violation Log Last 1
54. less settings of the iBoss Setup Port Forwarding This option allows you to configure any port forwarding rules for the iBoss Add Additional Local Subnets This option allows you to add additional local subnets if needed Edit Advanced Settings This option allows you to edit advanced settings like device name and port used by the iBoss Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 60 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 6 1 Configure Local Area Network Phant m a Technologies Jump To Please Select Ego Product Support My iBoss Local Area Network LAN iBoss Help Topics e Local Area This page allows you to set the configuration settings of your Local Network Area Network LAN gt Note DHCP settings may need to be adjusted when changing the LAN IP Address or LAN Subnet Mask LAN IP Address 192 Je Th aD LAN Subnet Mask 255 s oe Ti Internet Controls DHCP Server Enable O Disable DHCP Start IP Address 192 168 1 100 y DHCP End IP Address 192 1168 J1 200 Preferences geg Figure 41 Configure Local Area Network This section allows you to configure the LAN settings for the iBoss Pro You can set the following settings LAN IP Address This is the IP address of the iBoss Pro on the LAN network This will be your LAN clients default gateway IP address and the IP address for the iBoss Pro local interface LAN Subnet Mask This is the subnet mask segment asso
55. llowing WAN Configuration Section WAN Configuration In order to connect to the Internet you will first need to setup your iBoss Pro WAN connection Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 11 of 73 PhantQm iBoss By default the iBoss Pro WAN Internet connection is set to use DHCP obtain an IP address automatically which is a common configuration If you need to change the WAN connection type follow the directions below 1 Log into your iBoss Pro and click on Setup Network Connection from the main menu Please refer to the iBoss Pro User Interface section on how to log into the iBoss Pro Setup Network Connection Click Configure Internet Connection E Configure Internet Connection Select which connection type you will be using to connect your iBoss Pro s WAN port to your ISP see screen below Note Different ISP s require different methods of connecting to the Internet please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires Connection Type DHCP Automatic IP Configuration FA Static IP Address PPPoE 1 1 DHCP Automatic IP Configuration Your ISP will automatically give you and IP address 1 2 Static IP Address Your ISP has given you and IP address already 1 3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection Select one of the WAN connection types and then proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 1 1
56. lock users from navigating to websites using IP address URL s Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 25 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 1 1 Advanced Scheduling Phant m Technologies Group 1 __Group2_ Groups Group4 Groups Advanced Scheduling for Filtering Categories Use advanced scheduling to create custom allow and block times for Filtering Categories You may use different schedules for the weekdays and for the weekend ed Green or checked indicates access is allowed during the time block specified Ei Red or unchecked indicates access is blocked during the time block specified Select a Category to Schedule iv A Alert For the Advanced Category Scheduling to function the category to be scheduled must be currently blocked on the Internet Category Blocking setup page Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday P Apply Schedule To Selected Category EI for Current Day Only Above EJ Filtering Categories Schedule O Select all Early Morning 124 12 30a 1a 1 30a 2a 2 30a 3a 3 30a 4a 4 30a 5a 5 30a 6a 6 30A 7A 7 30A Mid Day sa s 30a 9a 9 30 10a 10 304 114 11 304 12P 12 30P 1P 1 30P 2P 2 30P 3P 3 30P Night 4p 4 30P 5P 5 30P 6P 6 30P 7P 7 30P sp 8 30P 9P 9 30P 10P 10 30P 11P 11 30P 2008 Phan echnologies rights reserved All trademarks and re d traden on tl the p f their respective owners
57. marks and ri red trademarks on thi site are the proper Figure 46 Firmware Updates Firmware updates may be available from time to time These updates include feature enhancements The updates are downloaded over the Internet directly into the device Firmware updates include feature enhancements only and are not related to the iBoss Internet filtering functionality The iBoss will always be up to date with the latest web category URLs and online application definitions used with filtering rules You must have an active subscription and a live Internet connection in order to download firmware updates Model Indicates the model of your Boss device Device Name Indicates the name given to the iBoss Current Firmware Version Indicates the firmware version installed on your Boss Available Firmware Version Indicates the latest firmware version available for download If this version number matches the number in the Current Version field then your iBoss firmware is up to date Current Signature Version Indicates the signature version installed on your iBoss Export Settings File This option allows you to export the iBoss settings to a log file Download Install The Download Install button will appear when new firmware is available Click this button to begin downloading and installing the new firmware The Install button will appear when new firmware has been downloaded and is ready to install Click this button to begin inst
58. nces Setup Remote Management 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All trademarks and registe ved of their respective owners All rights re trademarks on this website are the prope Figure 22 Edit My Preferences The My Preferences menu allows you to choose options for configuring the current preferences of the iBoss There are six options to choose from Set or Change My Password Setup E mail Reports Customize Blocked Pages Change My Time Zone Edit System Settings and Setup Remote Management Set or Change My Password This option allows you to set or change the password used for logging into your iBoss device Setup E mail Reports This option allows you to setup an E mail address for receiving report logs automatically through E mail Customize Blocked Pages This option allows you to customize the blocked pages Change My Time Zone This option allows you to change your current time zone This option is important for your logs and schedules to work accurately Edit System Settings This option allows you to change system settings Setup Remote Management This option allows you to setup Remote Management features Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 42 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 4 1 Set or Change My Password Phant m 9 Jump To Please Select i eo Technologies L Product Support Set or Change Password iBoss You may set or change the passwor
59. nforcement Allows you to enforce strict safe search on the Google and Yahoo search engines This indudes mage searching If thes option is enabled and the user does not have search engine preferences set to strict safe searching the search will be blocked This allows an extra layer of enforcement to prevent unwanted adult and explict content from being search on these search anginos Thes setting only ap to Yahoo and Google search engines For Yahoo the search preference for SafeSearch Filter must be set to Fitter out adult Web video and image search rezuks this option is enabled For Google the SafeSearch fi Use strict filtering Filter both explicit text and explicit images when this opton is enabled Disables Enabled Identity Theft IP Address URL Blocking Protects against potental sdentity theft attempts by notifying you when someone is trying to steal your personal information through Internet Phesheng Ay Mem Enabling this feature will block users trom navigating to wobsites using diroct IP addross URLS 0x tp 12 34 56 789 Disabled O Enabled mng preference must be set to My iBoss Categories Category Scheduing e Loong Identity Theft Figure 10 Block Specific Website Categories Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 23 of 73 PhantQm iBoss The Internet Category Blocking page allows you to configure the current iBoss Internet webs
60. onitor Internet activity without blocking access to forbidden sites With both Logging and Stealth Mode enabled you can monitor Internet web surfing activity by viewing the log reports on the iBoss Reports page while remaining unnoticed to Internet users on the network Note Websites and online applications will not be blocked while the iBoss is in Stealth Mode Strict SafeSearch Enforcement Allows you to enforce strict safe search on the Google and Yahoo search engines This includes image searching If this option is enabled and the user does not have search engine preferences set to strict safe searching the search will be blocked This allows an extra layer of enforcement to prevent unwanted adult and explicit content from being search on these search engines Note This setting only applies to Yahoo and Google search engines For Yahoo the search preference for SafeSearch Filter must be set to Filter out adult Web video and image search results if this option is enabled For Google the SafeSearch filtering preference must be set to Use strict filtering Filter both explicit text and explicit images when this option is enabled Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 24 of 73 PhantQm iBoss Identity Theft Phishing IP Address URL Blocking Protects against potential identity theft attempts by notifying you when someone is trying to steal your personal information through Internet Phishing Enabling this feature will also b
61. option allows you to configure access to web applications that the iBoss can manage You may choose to block Chat Instant messenger programs File Sharing programs and FTP Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 21 of 73 PhantQm iBoss Block Specific Websites This option allows you to block access to specific websites by adding them to the Block List Block Specific Keywords This option allows you to block specific keywords from searches or full URL s by adding them to the Keyword list Block Specific Ports This option allows you to block specific ports or port ranges with Protocol and Direction Block Specific File Extensions This option allows you to block specific file extensions Restrict Domain Extensions This option allows you to restrict domain extensions allowing to your either block specific domain extensions or only allow specific domain extensions Allow Specific Websites This option allows you to permit access to specific websites by adding them to the Allow List Configure Sleep Schedule This option allows you to schedule access to the Internet ona schedule Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 22 of 73 Phant am Technologies Boss 4 3 1 Block Specific Website Categories Phant m Jump To Piense Solect Technologies About Product Support D re f Group aeti Internet Category Blocking iBoss A The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of iitenng for all unidert
62. ose either to block and log these violations or use the silent block to block the traffic but not log the violation Logging Allows you to enable or disable logging of attempted program access violations This log is found on the Reports page The logging includes date time and category Logging can be enabled while in stealth mode This is useful for monitoring your Internet usage while remaining unnoticed on the network Without logging the iBoss program blocking will still work however violations will not be logged Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 30 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 3 Block Specific Websites Phant m Technologies f Please Select ge Support Jump To Product Blocklist iBoss Group 1 The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers This page allows you to block specific website URLs from being accessed on your network Enter the URL of the website you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add URL button You may enter a maximum of 200 website URLs across all profiles Each URL may be a maximum of Internet 255 characters in length To remove a website URL from the Blocklist Controls select the URL to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click the Done button when you are finished fe Enter Website URL example domain com C aaa URL My Prefe
63. password may be reset by performing a factory reset on the iBoss however this action is typically reserved as a last resort due to the fact that ALL of your settings will be erased back to factory defaults 6 2 Resetting to Factory Defaults The iBoss can be reset back to factory default settings through two different methods After performing the factory reset all of the iBoss settings will be set back to default values including Internet connection Internet filtering and password settings Note The tamper log cannot be erased by a factory reset This is by design for security reasons 6 2 1 Through the iBoss User Interface Login to iBoss Interface http myiboss com From the Home page go to My Preferences and System Settings Click the Restore Factory Defaults button You will be prompted to confirm before continuing 6 2 2 Using the Reset Button on the back of device Power down and power on the unit Once the PWR light is solid hold the Reset button for 15 seconds until the light starts blinking this has to be done in the first 30 seconds of when the PWR goes solid Wait 3 minutes after you release the reset button 6 3 Technical Support Phantom Technologies LLC prides itself on supporting our products and services Please use the information below if you are in need of assistance Website Support http support iphantom com Telephone Support 1 877 PHANTECH 742 6832 E mail Support
64. r My Preferences Note The date amp time will only be displayed when the iBoss status is Enabled Enable Disable Button The Enable Disable button is located next to the Filtering Status field It is useful for quickly enabling and disabling your iBoss filtering If your status reads Not Enabled clicking the Enable button will enabled the iBoss filtering 4 1 2 Main Menu The Home menu allows you to choose options for configuring the current iBoss settings There are six options to choose from View Log Reports Configure Internet Controls Edit My Preferences Identify Computers amp Users Setup Network Connection and Update Firmware View Log Reports This option allows you to view your iBoss report logs Configure Internet Controls This option allows you to configure different iBoss filtering controls Edit My Preferences This option allows you to edit preferences including E mail options password time zone and custom block messages Identify Computers amp Users This option allows you to identify computers and individual user login on your network for computer specific management control Setup Network Connection This option allows you to configure your iBoss network settings Update Firmware This option allows you to update the firmware for your iBoss whenever updates are available Manage Subscription This option allows you to update the subscription for your iBoss Rev 3
65. rdware Installation Below are instructions for configuring the iBoss Pro to work with your network 1 Power on the modem iBoss Pro and computer 2 Wait for the iBoss Pro Power PWR LED to turn solid green 3 Connect an Ethernet cable from the iBoss Pro s WAN port to the LAN Ethernet port of the modem iBoss i j DSL Cable Modem Figure 3 Hardware Installation 1 4 Connect another Ethernet cable from any of the LAN ports 1 4 on the iBoss Pro to the Ethernet socket on the computer E S iBoss t f Computer Figure 4 Hardware Installation 2 5 Check to make sure the iBoss Pro s LAN LNK ACT LED corresponding to your connected computer 1 4 is lit solid green to confirm the cable connections are made correctly If your computer is already setup to receive an IP address automatically you may skip the following Computer LAN IP Configuration section 3 2 Computer LAN IP Configuration By default the iBoss Pro has a local LAN gateway of 192 168 1 1 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 and a DHCP server so that your computer can obtain an IP address automatically Most computers have their network connection setup to receive an IP address automatically from a DHCP server Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 9 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 3 2 1 Computer Automatic IP Configuration Below are instructions for configuring both Windows and Mac computers to obtain an IP a
66. rences No entries in list 08 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights All trademarks and re e website are the pro Figure 14 Block Specific Websites This page allows you to block specific website domains from being accessed on your network Enter the URL domain name of the website you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add URL button You may enter a maximum of 200 website URL domains To remove a website URL domain from the Blocklist select the URL to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page Click the Done button when you are finished Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 31 of 73 Phant m Technologies 4 3 4 Block Specific Keywords Phant m Jump To Please Select Co Technologies About Product Support My iBoss SEBES Gm Group 1 Home Keyword Blocklist The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers This page allows you to create keyword Blocklists The iBoss will black Internet sites that contain these specific keywords in the URL In addition web searches using the keywords in the list s will also be blocked Note These settings will apply even if a website is put into the allow Internet list Controls lt a Pre Defined Lists f Below you may select from pre defined keyword category lists Each category contains its own keyword list To enable a keyword list select
67. reports will automatically be sent when the Violation Log becomes full In addition you may also set a daily or weekly schedule for the E mail reports to be sent Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 44 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 4 3 Customize Block Pages Phant m Technologies Product Support My iBoss Customize Block Pages The group Group 1 is used by Gatault as rules of fikenng tor at undenthed computers You may customize the pages that are splayed when a website blocked due to its content or when the Internet is in Sleep Mode Blocked Page Internet Controls Custom Message This option allows you to insert a custom message into the Blocked Page The custom message may be up to 299 characters in length Yau may also enable or disable the Password Ovecride feature that apnears at the Botton ct the page GT 299 characters lot O Display Sassword Based Ovarnde Open custom Page This cpton allows you to replace the entire Blocked Page with your own custom web page Thes option is for advanced users only You may enter your own HTML based web page mito the form below The webpage may be up to 290 characters in length Custom Wed Page HTML G3zed 299 characters lot O Redirect Page This coton allows you spscty yaur own URL to ure as the Blocked Page Users will be redirected to this URL instead of the Getautt lock Page The URL may be up to 255 characters in length
68. rules of filtering for all unidentified computers This page allows you to add specific websites to your Allowlist The Allowlist is a list of specific Internet URLs that you want to allow on your network Website URLs added to this list will be allowed even if they are currently blocked in the Internet Category Blocking settings Internet Controls Alert If the Allow ONLY access to sites on the Allowlist option is selected only the websites in the Allowlist below will be allowed All other websites will be blocked EE r f Preferences My Preferences Below are the Allowlist preferences If you want to only allow access to the Allowlist URLs on your network select the ONLY Allow access to sites on the Allowlist checkbox You may select the Enable Allowlist Navigation webpage if you wish to allow access to a built in iBoss website that will display links to all sites on the Allowlist To apply changes click the Apply button Note The Allowlist Navigation webpage will only display when the Allow ONLY feature is enabled O Allow ONLY access to sites on the Allowlist below CO Enable Allowlist Navigation webpage Allowlist Enter the URL of the website you would like to allow in the text box below and click the Add URL button You may enter a maximum of 200 website URLs across all profiles Each URL may be a maximum of 255 characters in length To remove a website URL from the Allowlist select the
69. rules to allow outside access to your network on a specified port range It will help you to host some servers behind the iBoss Pro s NAT firewall You may set whether to disable or enable your port forwarding rules The fields are Name The description of the port forwarding setting Local IP address This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly Port Start Port End The range of ports to be forwarded to the private IP Protocol This is the protocol type to be forwarded You can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select Both to forward both TCP and UDP packets Enter in the port forwarding rules which you would like to add and click the Add button Click Done when finished Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 65 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 6 4 Add Additional Local Subnets Phant m Technologies Jump To Please Select Emco Product Support My iBoss Additional Local Subnets iBoss This page allows you to add additional local subnets Traffic between local subnets are not filtered by the iBoss Enter the additional local subnets below and click the Add button To remove a subnet from the list select the subnet to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page You can add up to 500 additional local subnets Click the Done but
70. se of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a domain name is requested as in typing iphantom com into your Internet browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you DSL Modem DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A standard for computer networks Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs and move data around at up to 10 100 million bits per second Mbps IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example 192 168 2 1 It consists of 2 portions the IP network address and the host identifier The IP address is a 32 bit binary pattern which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by aaa aaa aaa aaa where each aaa can be anything from 000 to 255 or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb where each bi can either be 0 or 1 A network mask is also a 32 bit binary pattern and consists of consecutive leading Les followed by consecutive trailing Oe such as 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 Therefore sometim
71. sername Password First Name Last Name Apply Filtering Yes Use Group 1 Rules Daily Time Limits Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 2008 Phantom Techno es LLC All rights r All trademarks and regist d trademarks on bsite are the pro y their respective owners Figure 34 Adding a User To identify a user you may enter a Username Password First Name and Last Name You may either set the Apply Filtering to Yes Use Group 1 Rules using one of the filtering groups or No Bypass Filtering Rules for the user you are identifying Daily Time Limits This will allow you to set daily time limits for each day of the week for a user You can set a time between 15 minutes to 23 hours that a user can be logged in from throughout the day This means that when a user has the allocated time throughout the day to use the time limit When finished click the Save button If you want to cancel your changes click the Cancel button Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 55 of 73 Phant m Technologies Boss 4 5 2 2 Advanced User Settings Phantam hana Te Technologies Product Support My iDoss User Settings iBoss This page slows you to configure settings for computers that require usor login Reports 2 Internet Controls Port Bypassing This will allow you to bypass ports on computers that require user login When a computer is set to require
72. share a single computer with multiple users If the computer is set to a default filtering group user login does not apply You may identify up to 15 individual user logins To create a new user click the Add New User button below Note These users will not have access to the Boss settings and cannot log onto the iBoss to change settings Internet Controls Add New User My Preferences Items 0 0 of O Items Per Page 25 E Prev Next There are no identified users 8 Phantom Technolo All trademarks and rex trademarks on thi es LLC All rights re site are the prop Figure 33 Identify Users This is a list of users that can log onto computers who have their filtering policy set to Requires User Login This allows you to share a single computer with multiple users If the computer is set to a default filtering group user login does not apply To create a new user click the Add New User button Note These users will not have access to the iBoss settings and cannot log onto the iBoss to change settings You may choose to Import Users using a list Please see the Importing Users section for more information You may click the Advanced User Settings for more advanced options when using user login Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 54 of 73 Phant Qm iBoss 4 5 2 1 Adding a User Phant m Technologies Add User Please enter the following information to create a new user U
73. shing Green 4 LAN 10 100M Solid Green Ports 1 4 Off 5 LAN LNK ACT Solid Green Ports 1 4 Off Flashing Green 6 WLAN G Solid Yellow Off Flashing Yellow Description iBoss Pro is on ready iBoss Pro is powered off iBoss Pro is booting up WAN 100Mbps is connected WAN 10Mbps is connected WAN is connected No WAN connection WAN port has activity LAN 100Mbps is connected LAN 10Mbps is connected LAN is connected No LAN connection LAN port has activity Wireless LAN is activated Wireless LAN is disabled Wireless LAN has activity Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 7 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 2 2 2 Rear Panel The iBoss Pro has 5 Ethernet ports a reset button and 1 power adapter port located on the back of the device The 5 Ethernet ports 4 3 2 1 and WAN are used to implement the iBoss Pro within your network scheme 1 Reset Button 2 Power Adapter Port Power Port 12V 1A DC External Adapter 3 LAN Local Area Network Ports Four Switched 10 100 Mbps auto sensing Ethernet RJ 45 Ports for the LAN 4 WAN Wide Area Network Port One 10 100 Mbps auto sensing Ethernet RJ 45 Port for the WAN Figure 2 Rear Panel 3 Getting Started This section describes initial setup and configuration of the iBoss device This section contains information that will help you install the iBoss onto your network Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 8 of 73 Phant m iB o ss Technologies 3 1 Ha
74. t and enter in the company name If you are using an image for the company logo please select Image and enter in the full URL of the image Otet Otmage Custom Login Message This allows you to add a custom login message This will be displayed on the user login page before they have logged in You may type in 300 characters for the custom message Custom Successful Login Message This allows you to add a custom successful login message after a user has logged in This will be displayed on the user login page after they have successfully logged in for the first tine You may type in 300 characters for the custom massage Custom User Homepage This allows you to add a homepage that the users are Grected to after logging in htp Figure 35 Advanced User Settings Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 56 of 73 PhantQm iBoss This page allows you to configure settings for computers that require user login Note These settings are global across all computers that require user login and only apply to computers which require user login These settings do not apply to identified computers which have bypass filtering rules or have a filtering group set for it Port Bypassing This will allow you to bypass ports on computers that require user login When a computer is set to require user login Internet access is disabled when no user is logged into the computer If you would like to allow a
75. t forwarding rules Some Internet applications require direct access to local computers through the firewall Port forwarding allows you to specify which ports and protocols should be open through the firewall on particular local computers Each rule must specify the local IP address of a computer on your network a port or range of ports to be forwarded for the computer with that IP address and finally the IP protocol s to be forwarded Note Port forwarding must be enabled for the the rules to take effect Internet Port Forwarding Enable Disable Controls be e Name Local IP Address Port Start Port End Protocol My AE Ss IC be Geen Preferences Rule Name Local IP Address Port Start Port End Protocol Note After you are finished click the Save button below to save your changes 8 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights r All trademarks and re red trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 43 Setup Port Forwarding The iBoss Pro has a port forwarding feature that will enable you to open ports to a local IP address You can have different services e g email FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in your LAN The Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address Since the iBoss Pro can act as your firewall router you are able to set port forwarding
76. ternet Controls P r r View Log Reports My Preferences Configure Internet Controls Edit My Preferences Identify Computers amp Users Setup Network Connection Update Firmware Manage Subscription 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights reserved All trademarks and regis ed trademarks on this website are the property of their respective owners Figure 7 Home Page Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 16 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 1 1 Filtering Status This indicates the filtering status of your iBoss The following values may be displayed Enabled Indicates that your iBoss is Enabled and Active Disabled Indicates that your iBoss is not enabled Connecting When the iBoss is enabled it must first establish a connection to the gateway This indicates that the iBoss is attempting to establish a connection Must Activate or Subscription Expired If you have a new Boss and need to activate your subscription or if your iBoss subscription has expired the Activate button will appear next to the filtering status field Click the Activate button to proceed with your iBoss activation Current Date amp Time Indicates the current date and time The date and time are synchronized when the iBoss establishes a connection to the gateway and are important for performing Internet scheduling and report logging The local time zone settings may be set from the Edit My Time Zone page unde
77. tes that contain these specific keywords in the URL In addition web searches using the keywords in the list s will also be blocked Pre Defined Lists You may select from pre defined keyword category lists Each category contains its own keyword list To enable a keyword list select the checkbox next to the category You may view and edit the list by clicking on the category link When you are finished click the Apply button Custom List Enter the custom keyword that you would like to block in the text box below and click the Add Keyword button Each keyword may be a maximum of 19 characters in length letters and digits only To remove a keyword from the list select the keyword and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page When you are finished click the Done button If you want a keyword to be blocked globally across all profiles select the Apply this entry to all profiles option before clicking the Add Keyword button The letter G will appear next to the entry which indicates that it is a global entry and applies to all profiles When removing a global entry it will remove the entry from all profiles When you are finished click the Done button Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 33 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 5 Block Specific Ports Phant m J To Please Select Technologies ei E Gon Product Support Help Topics Group 1 e Port Blocking
78. the encryption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers This can improve security very much Encryption WPA Pre Shared Key WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Pre shared Key Format Passphrase ba Pre shared Key WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 AES This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 63 of 73 PhantQm iBoss Pre shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the Pre shared Key For example Passphrase iamguest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex WEP input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 64 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 6 3 Setup Port Forwarding Phant m ee Technologies Jump To Please Select mcos Product Support My iBoss Port Forwarding iBoss This page allows you to setup por
79. tied computers Reports Below are website categories that can be blocked by the Boss Select the categories below that you want to block You may enable logang to indicate when someone attempts to access a website from any of e the blocked categories selected You may aiso select to block categones using an Advanced Schedule which will allow you to specty cortain times of day whan each category should be blocked allawed Internet Controls Categories D Select all Categories My D E image Preferences oO O Guns amp E audo amp video O Jobs D Dating amp Personals E Mobile Phones O Gei y C now Dr O Private v o ation C web Proxies O Entertainment E religion C Fie Sharing O search Engnes Investment Category Scheduling Allows you to choose whether you want the categones above that are selected to be always blocked or blocked based on a custom Advanced Dar Time Schedule A MO are tha category block list above always Block Selected Categories or Block Selected Categories Using an Advanced Schedule Logging O Disabled Enabled Stealth Mode Allows you to stealthily monitor Internat are without blocking access to forbidden sites With both Logging and Stealth Mode enabled you can montor Internet wob surfing activity by viewing the log reports on the oss Reports page whe remaining unnotced to Intermet uters on the network disabled Enabled Strict SafeSearch E
80. ting System 1 3 Manual Structure This manual includes detailed information and instructions for installing and configuring the iBoss The Getting Started section of this manual will guide you through the initial hardware installation and setup process The Configuration section of the manual contains detailed instructions for configuring specific settings and customizing preferences Note For quick installation instructions you may also reference the iBoss Quick Installation Guide included with the product Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 6 of 73 Dhant im Technologies 1 4 System Requirements iBoss e Broadband Cable DSL T1 FiOS etc Internet service e Network Adapter for each computer e Any Major Operating System running a TCP IP network i e Mac Windows Linux etc e Standard Web Browser e Active iBoss Subscription 2 Specifications 2 1 iBoss Pro Model Specifications The iBoss Pro has the following specifications Recommended Concurrent Users Max of Identifiable Computers Max of Identifiable Users Max of Filtering Groups 2 2 Front and Rear Panels 1 25 50 2 2 1 Front Panel The iBoss Pro has the following LEDs on the front panel to inform you of the current status Below is a description of each LED Figure 1 Front Panel LED Light Status 1 PWR Solid Green Off Flashing Green 2 WAN 10 100M Solid Green Off 3 WAN LNK ACT Solid Green Off Fla
81. to a filtering group You may use the arrows to go to the next or previous set of filtering groups Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 59 of 73 Phant nr iBoss 4 6 Setup Network Connection Phant m Jump To PleaseSelet E Technologies ump To Please Sele CO ge Product Support My Boss Setup Network Connection iBoss Help Topics e Network What do you want to do Connection Configure Internet Connection Configure Local Area Network Internet Configure Wireless Settings Controls f Setup Port Forwarding kad My Add Additional Local Subnets Preferences Edit Advanced Settings 2008 Phantom Technolo All trademarks and registered trademarks on this s LLC All rights reserved bsite are the property of their respective owners Figure 40 Setup Network Connection The Setup Network Connection menu lets you choose options for configuring the current iBoss Network Connections There are five options to choose from Configure Internet Connection Configure Local Area Network Configure Wireless Settings Setup Port Forwarding and Edit Advanced Settings Configure Internet Connection This option allows you to configure the Internet WAN connection of the iBoss Configure Local Area Network This option allows you to configure the local area network LAN address and DHCP server of the Boss Configure Wireless Settings This option allows you to configure the wire
82. ton when you are finished Note If your network is using VLANs or multiple networks try to enter a larger subnet that encompasses all of the smaller Internet subnets instead of entering the individual smaller subnets Controls separately A a O Process All Private Networks As Local Traffic Apply My Enter Local Subnet Preferences IP Address Subnet Mask No entries in list 2008 Phantom Technologies LLC All rights re All trademarks and registered trademarks on this website are the prop ER f their respective owners Figure 44 Add Additional Local Subnets This page allows you to add additional local subnets Traffic between local subnets is not filtered by the iBoss Enter the additional local subnets below and click the Add button To remove a subnet from the list select the subnet to remove and click the Remove button located at the bottom of the page You can add up to 500 additional local subnets Click the Done button when you are finished Note If your network is using VLANs or multiple networks try to enter a larger subnet that encompasses all of the smaller subnets instead of entering the individual smaller subnets separately Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 66 of 73 Phant m iBoss 4 6 5 Edit Advanced Settings Phant m Jump To Please Select Technologies ki Gon Product Support D Advanced Network Settings IBoss H
83. utomatically be sent when the Violation Log lt becomes full You may select to have the violation Log cleared after E mail reports are sent In addition you may also select to have E mail notifications sent when an iBoss tampering event occurs My Preferences Note The Tamper Log will not be cleared Automatically clear the Violation Log after E mail report is sent Send E mail when an iBoss tampering event occurs Remove navigation bars from the report Schedule E mail reports will automatically be sent when the Violation Log becomes full In addition you may also set a daily or weekly schedule for the E mail reports to be sent Send report logs daily at 12 00 pm v or Send report logs weekly on Monday E at 12 00 pm E or Only send report logs when the logs are full Figure 24 Configure Report Settings These report settings are for the Enterprise Report Manager If you would like to have reports sent to you via E mail you may enable E mail Report Log sending and specify an E mail address below To enter more than one E mail address separate each address with a semicolon example joe email com emily email com E mail reports will automatically be sent when the Violation Log becomes full You may select to have the Violation Log cleared after E mail reports are sent In addition you may also select to have E mail notifications sent when an iBoss Pro tampering event occurs Schedule E mail
84. will be blocked Rev 3 0 1 105 August 20 2008 Page 38 of 73 PhantQm iBoss 4 3 9 Configure Sleep Schedule Phant m Jump To Please Select com Technologies Product Support My iBoss Sleep Schedule The group Group 1 is used by default as rules of filtering for all unidentified computers Internet Sleep Mode allows you to put your Internet connection to sleep disabling all Internet traffic to and from your network This is beneficial for when the Internet doesn t need to be on or accessed You may put the Internet to sleep by selecting a duration and pressing the Sleep Now button This will temporarily put the Internet to sleep Internet for the duration selected You may setup a daily schedule or an Controls advanced schedule by which to put the Internet to sleep You may also bypass the sleep schedule by selecting a duration and pressing the Le Bypass Now button Note When the Internet is in Sleep Mode the Internet Sleep Mode page will be displayed in the web browser if Internet access is attempted To customize the message that appears d My Preferences on the Internet Sleep Mode page click here You may override Internet Sleep Mode and wake up your Internet connection by entering the iBoss login password into the Internet Sleep Mode page when it is displayed Bypass Internet Sleep Force Internet To Schedule For Sleep For 1 minute iv 1 minute E Sleep Schedul

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