iPrism v5.0 iARP - iPrism Automatic Rating Protocol

iARP stands for "iPrism Automatic Rating Protocol". This feature provides the following benefits for Proxy and Transparent mode environments:

Note: to enable this feature, go to Filter Manager Send unrated sites to iGuard, and check Send unrated URLs to iGuard Automatically (see below), which will activate the remaining  E-mail options.

URL Submission Cycle

Data for surfed but un-rated URLs is collected for 7 days, then iPrism v5.0 sends the un-rated URL data to the iGuard team, and emails the iPrism Administrator the list of un-rated URLs. The iGuard team rates the URLs and a confirmation email (including the new ratings) is sent to the iPrism Administrator within the next 7 days. An iPrism filter-list update will include the newly rated URLs. At the end of the 14 day period (or sooner if the confirmation email and filter-list update go out earlier), the URL collection, submission, notification cycle begins again.

Note: At the end of the 14 day cycle, if a confirmation email has not been received, then an exception email is sent to the iPrism Administrator to indicate a new 14 day cycle is beginning.

Using Filter Manager to

This feature updates the Filter Manager, adding a "Send unrated sites to iGuard" link.

The link provides access to configuration information (read-only at this time). The information below indicates that unrated URLs will be sent automatically, that request sent and response received emails should be sent to the Admin E-Mail Address. The "here" link at the bottom allows the iPrism Administrator to rate sites manually that were "un-ratable" by iGuard. Un-ratable sites may occur because they look public but are private, or can only be accessed through a login page, for example.

You may select one or more (or all) un-ratable items ...  

... re-rate them into a category ...

... and click Finish to update your Custom-Filter list.

If you change your mind, you may return the items to the un-ratable list by checking them and deleting them, and optionally re-rate them to another category if you wish.