Chapter 3: Synchronizing Multiple Units; Web Filter Synchronization - M86 Security M86 Web Filter User Manual

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Chapter 3: Synchronizing Multiple Units

YNCHRONIZING

The Web Filter can function in one of three modes—"Stand

Alone" mode, "Source" mode, or "Target" mode—based on

the setup within your organization. In a multi-Web Filter

environment, all Web Filters should be set up with the same

user profile data, so that no matter which Web Filter a user's

PC accesses on the network, that user's Internet usage is

appropriately filtered and blocked. The act of configuring

multiple Web Filters to share the same user profile informa-

tion is known as synchronization.

The synchronization feature allows an administrator to

control multiple Web Filters without the need to configure

each one independently. Web Filter synchronization uses a

source/target configuration, in which one Web Filter is

designated as the source server on which all configuration

entries are made. All other Web Filters on the network are

configured as target servers to the source Web Filter unit,

receiving updates from the source server.