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After a lot of back and forth we increased the memory as they requested and still experienced daily crashes. Their support informed us we didn't have enough memory but our monitoring system was not reflecting that. Our Linewize system has been crashing almost daily for quite some time. We have 2x symmetrical 1Gbps lines with TPG and Exetel. A physical box requires space and power while if the server the VM is running has an issue or crashes, we can migrate it to another server in the cluster.
#Lightspeed onsite server version full#
We've gone the VM route with our content filter due to the flexibility it proivdes as we have two server rooms either side of the school so this gives us full redundancy. For a more detailed LightSpeed review, you can read this post from another user
#Lightspeed onsite server version update#
Also, the windows agent automatically update now based on which version you select as your active version. They have fixed both their Windows and iPad client issues and are given advanced copies of windows feature updates to make sure their clients are ready before the updates are pushed out. Run your report on a student and click gives you a link that lasts up to 48 hours and anyone with the link is able to view the report. That being said, their interface/dashboard is hands down the best out of all Content Filters I have used/looked at and their reporting ability is phenomenal.
#Lightspeed onsite server version install#
Meaning it broke it's ability to reach the internet completely and the only way to remove the client would be to boot it into safe mode and delete the install directory and registry entry. Their windows client was hit or miss if it completely bricked a windows machine upon install. They could not enforce safesearch on iPads and filtering was extremely spotty on an iPad
We used Lightspeed Relay(Now Lightspeed Filter) before Contentkeeper and dropped it ASAP after 1 yr for a couple of reasons The single greatest thing about ContentKeeper is the ability to flip it into bypass mode for a quick check on if the filter is causing an issue with a specific website or testing. Yes, We've spoken to support about it and they are aware it is an issue.they had no ETA for a fix and this was a HUGE bug for k12 Show all devices internet traffic as coming from the first of those users to connect
Only allow 1 of the two to actually access the network or two siblings at home trying to work), Content keeper with either: If you are filtering devices off campus and there is more than 1 device using the same network/public ip (I.E. Yes it has a 10gb port, but it cannot support that much throughput and to increase it's throughput, you need to be a second appliance to offload the reporting. Even then, you are not able to push the update yourself, they schedule it for you. I've only found out about a waiting update when support mentions it after calling in about a separate issue. They do not notify you when a new update has been released for your on prem appliance. Their model is built more towards corporate/data focused people vs K12 Admin/Parents. It is hands down the worst interface of any contentfilter I have used.even iBoss and that's saying alot. If they want to push more into the K12 space, they HAVE to update their interface.
I like ContentKeeper however, I do have a few issues I must point out. We are currently using ContentKeeper but will be switching BACK to lightspeed this summer. I know I'm a bit late tot he party, but I figured since I've used 3 of the 4 on your list I would chime in. Have you had any ongoing issues with the product?Īre there features they have promised but haven't delivered or have removed?ĭo you use an agent or do you forward traffic? If you forward traffic, how does that work? What is support like? (If Australian, how has overseas support been?) How was the setup and configuration experience? Which product did you go with or have used? If you have a moment to answer each question that would be great. We would love to also hear from any Australians using these products to know what your experience has been and what support has been like (Lightspeed and Content Keeper appear to have Australian support numbers but the other two don't). K-2 are shared Chromebooks, 3-6 are 1:1 Chromebooks, and 7-12 are BYOD (Windows and Macbook), and our Staff are provided Windows laptops. To give a little context, we are a K-12 School located in Australia with roughly 1000 students and 200 Staff. We currently have a filtering solution in place but support from the company has not been so great lately so we are looking at what else is out there. Hi everyone, We are currently looking at what is on the market and have found these 4 products as they provide the features we need and they appear to be cloud based (VM based is okay, we don't want physical devices though).
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