Mobile Filter for Handhelds
Ensure safe, monitored Internet access on school-distributed iOS and Android devices
- iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android handheld device filtering
- Access based on flexible policies and an education-specific database
- Works for on- or off-network handhelds and mobile devices
- Safe access to educational sites and resources
- CIPA-compliant solution for school-provided mobile devices
- Integrated online learning platform, My Big Campus
About the Lightspeed Mobile Filter for Handhelds
Mobile devices, such as iPad™, iPhone®, and iPod touch® and Android devices, can be powerful tools for engaging students in dynamic, interactive learning. But use of mobile devices can expose both the user and the technology to harmful content and safety and security risks.
The Lightspeed Mobile Filter for Handhelds is a browser application that, used in conjunction with the Lightspeed Mobile/Web Filter, extends CIPA-compliant policies and protection to these devices—helping to ensure the safety of your users, the security of your technology, and the success of your mobile learning initiatives.
When using the Mobile Filter for Handhelds, students login with their regular network credentials. Whether connected over 3G/4G or a home or other wi-fi network, the Mobile Filter browser communicates requests from the device back to your local Lightspeed server or a hosted Lightspeed server (depending on your implementation). In turn, the Lightspeed server references the URL requests with its content database and your policies and either allows the request to be processed or sends a blocking and redirect message to the user.
In this way, policies and protection are extended to mobile users—whether they are attached to the local network or not.
Features of the Mobile Filter for Handhelds
The Lightspeed Mobile Filter for Handhelds provides powerful, easy-to-use features for mobile web filtering:
- CIPA-compliant Internet filtering
- Thumbnail image blocking
- Bookmarks
- Multiple page support
- Google search bar
- History and cache management
- Photo saving
- Full-screen browsing
- Link for emailing website URL
- AirPrinting (iOS only)
- Reporting of on- and off-network activity, including Blocked URLs, Blocked URLs by Category, Unknown URLs, URLs Visited
- Ability to block all forms of proxy servers (anonymous and secure)
- Forced SafeSearch for Google and Yahoo search engines
- Local policy control (Active Directory, LDAP, and Open Directory)
- Works from any location, with any type of Internet connection—without the need for a VPN or proxy server
Mobile Filter for Handhelds Reports
The Lightspeed Mobile Filter for Handhelds provides comprehensive reporting about what is being accessed on the Internet and by whom so that you can adjust Acceptable Use Policies, change allowed usages, and review and troubleshoot problems. Start with a high-level overview of content viewed and blocked, and then drill down for detailed information:
- Blocked URLs
- Blocked URLs by Category
- URLs Visited
- Unknown URLs
With the Lightspeed Mobile Filter for Handhelds you can:
- Manage access to web sites with an education-specific filtering database.
- Extend user access policies to off-network mobile devices.
- Safely allow educational Web 2.0 resources, such as videos, blogs, and wiki pages.
- Ensure CIPA compliance.
- Receive detailed reports on mobile user activity.
- Enforce Acceptable Use Policies are enforced.
We are using the Lightspeed Mobile Filter application on our newly purchased iPads. We feel this adds value to our students’ educational experience by enabling them to safely conduct off-campus Internet research in the same way that they do on our classroom computers
Neal Martin, Technology Specialist, Laurens County School District