M86 Security R3000 Series Evaluation Manual
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CONFIGURE AND T EST THE R3000 CONFIGURE , TEST, BLOCK SERVICESM86 S ECURITY, R3000 EVALUATION G UIDE 33Block IM, P2P applications and streaming mediaDescription: The R3000 provides Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Instant Message (IM)blocking. Peer-to-Peer and Instant Messaging pose significant challenges toadministrators due to the risks of content type that can be passed on via thesetools (images and video), as well as the ease by which these enable maliciouscode and viruses to circumvent many networks. Additionally, sites that offer IPTVprogramming, streaming video, streaming radio Internet programming and othersuch streaming media create a tremendous demand for network resources andcan severely impact network performance. In addition to blocking IM and P2Papplications, the R3000 also logs user attempts to run these applications throughthe R3000’s Intelligent Footprint Technology (IFT). IFT blocks these applicationsbased on the traffic patterns they generate.Block patternsConfigure IM, P2P, streaming media blocking1. Select SYSTEM from the top level administrator console.2. Click Control and select Filter.3. Turn the Pattern Blocking radio button to On.4. Select GROUP from the top level administrator console.5. Click Global Group and select Global Group Profile.6. Move the Chat, Instant Messaging, Internet Radio, Peer-to-Peer/File-sharing and Streaming Media, from the Pass column to the Block column.7. Click Apply. |
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