Smoothwall Blog Articles - Page 2

Smoothwall Policy Tester Improvements
Friday, Feb 14, 2014

Smoothwall Policy Tester Improvements

The Web Filter Policy Tester now has a full diagnostics mode which shows the policy action for every object within a page, this enables much simpler debugging of policies for content within web pages.

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The S Series - Smoothwall's powerful new appliances
Friday, Nov 15, 2013

The S Series - Smoothwall's powerful new appliances

Smoothwall are rolling out updated hardware: the S4, S8, and S12. These powerful 1U devices support both SWG and UTM….

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Smoothwall's new policy test tool
Friday, Nov 15, 2013

Smoothwall's new policy test tool

With Smoothwall’s new policy tester, you can now see exactly which web filtering policies are affecting a particular URL.

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Smoothwall 64 bit roll-out
Friday, Nov 15, 2013

Smoothwall 64 bit roll-out

By the end of November, all users will have access to the 64 bit editions of SWG and UTM.

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Force NoSSL on Google!
Friday, Nov 15, 2013

Force NoSSL on Google!

Google’s HTTPS-driven services have caused issues for organisations worldwide over recent months, allowing inappropriate content to go uninspected.

Smoothwall Announced Improved Mobile Clients for Windows and iOS
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013

Smoothwall Announced Improved Mobile Clients for Windows and iOS

Users of our Smoothwall Connect remote filtering will be receiving improved clients for both Windows and iOS platforms, making the control of your devices’ web access easier and more comprehensive than ever.

Smoothwall Limit Bandwidth by ‘Who, What, Where, When’ policy
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013

Smoothwall Limit Bandwidth by ‘Who, What, Where, When’ policy

Not all abuses of Internet access revolve around inappropriate content - the consumption and monopolisation of bandwidth is an increasing problem for networks worldwide.

Smoothwall Reporting - A new high performance database and a more focused set of reports
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013

Smoothwall Reporting - A new high performance database and a more focused set of reports

We have seen some big changes in Smoothwall software during 2013 — and the next update is no exception This winter you will see a major upgrade to the reporting system arriving as an update. This will require some data migration - more on that later - but first, a bit of background.

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More on Guardian 2: End of Life
Friday, Mar 29, 2013

More on Guardian 2: End of Life

Smoothwall Guardian 2 web filter is nearing its end of life as a supported software product.

Guardian 2: End of Life
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012

Guardian 2: End of Life

What is happening? The continued development of the Secure Web Gateway (SWG) product will mean that from the end of March 2013 it will no longer be possible to support customers using the Guardian 2 system. On this basis Smoothwall are undertaking a planned End-of-Life (EOL) project for Guardian 2 users.