[OPLINTECH] Cymphonix network composer

[Kevin Jones]

We also use PublicIP for our patron wireless.  The only wireless IP that our
cymphonix box sees is the one used by PublicIP.  We filter all wireless
based on that one IP Address.  I think that would fix your problem with
licenses.

If you didn't want to use PublicIP, you could have your wireless router
setup as a DHCP server and the only address that the Cymphonix box would see
is the router.  So all traffic routed thru that 1 IP would be filtered
according to your configuration on the box.

As far as over filtering or under filtering goes, nothing is going to be
perfect.  The filtering works pretty good for us but there are some false
reads and some sites do get thru.  You will have that with whatever
filtering solution that you choose.

Kevin Jones
Network Administrator
Coshocton Public Library
655 Main Street
Coshocton, OH 43812
Phone: 740-622-0956
Fax: 740-622-4331
http://www.coshoctonlibrary.org

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
-- Albert Einstein



On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Amy Deuble <adeuble at marion.lib.oh.us>wrote:

> Is anyone using Cymphonix network composer to regulate network traffic
> and filter Internet access?  We installed one about two years ago and
> are interested in hearing about others experiences with the unit.
>
> We are especially interested in:
>
> 1) filtering - does it filter enough or too much; are there a lot of
> false blocks or do unsuitable sites get through;
>
> 2) IP assignment - our current set-up appears to assign a permanent IP
> to anyone who logs in to our wireless network which quickly eats up our
> user licenses.  We have to manually remove the licenses to clear up
> access for new users on a regular basis.  This doesn't seem right to me.
> Surely there is a better way to handle transient users of our network.
>
> Any comments or information would be greatly appreciated.  I'll
> apologize in advance if I'm not explaining things clearly.  I'm just an
> old librarian trying my best to keep things running and definitely not
> an IT expert.
>
> TIA,
>
> Amy Deuble
> Marion Public Library
> Marion, Ohio 43302
> 740-383-9722
> adeuble at marion.lib.oh.us
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