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time profile - A customized filtering profile set up to be
effective at a specified time period for designated users.
tiers - Levels of authentication methods. Tier 1 uses net use
based authentication for LDAP. Tier 2 uses time-based
profiles for the LDAP authentication method, and Tier 3
uses persistent login connections for the LDAP
tion method.
URL - An abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, the
global address of Web pages and other resources on the
Internet. A URL is comprised of two parts. The first part of
the address specifies which protocol to use (such as "http").
The second part specifies the IP address or the domain
name where the resource is located (such as
"203.15.47.23" or "M86.com").
virtual IP address - The IP address used for communi-
cating with all users who log on the network.
warn setting - A setting assigned to a library category or
uncategorized URLs when creating a rule, or when setting
up a filtering profile. This designation indicates URLs in the
library category or uncategorized URLs may potentially be
in opposition to the organization's policies, and are flagged
with a warning message that displays for the end user if a
URL from that library category or an uncategorized URL is
requested.
Web-based - An authentication method that uses time-
based profiles or persistent login connections.
white list - A list of approved library categories for a speci-
fied entity's filtering profile.
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