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Regain command of your Internet connection with Complete Traffic Management^TM

In order to effectively manage your Internet resources and user base, your organization needs to employ complete traffic management. Cymphonix solutions supply you with the ability to accelerate and optimize Internet traffic by dynamically shaping and prioritizing applications, content, and websites for complete Web 2.0 management.

Internet Traffic Acceleration and Optimization

Full Visibility and Management of Web Content
Network Composer's content filtering capabilities for Education & medium-sized organizations are unsurpassed. Network Composer uses an optimized balance of URL categorization, keyword scanning and dynamic content analysis to provide industry leading content filtering.

• Broad URL Categorization: 56 categories that provide granular control and reporting of user activity
   
• URL Database Matching: Commonly used site are matched against a comprehensive database
   
• URL Keyword Search: New or dynamically changing URLs pass through a rapid keyword search for on-the-fly analysis
   
• Dynamic Content Analysis: New or dynamically changing Web pages are scanned dynamically to keep up in real time with the ever changing Internet
   
• Search Engine SafeSearch Enforcement: Enforces safesearch on all major search engines
   
• Customizable User and Group Policies: Set content filtering and content control policies by individual users or groups. Seamless integration with LDAP servers.

Secure Web Traffic Filtering
Because Network Composer is an in-line device that delivers deep-packet scanning, it also provides unparalleled content filtering over secure browsing traffic like HTTPS. Network Composer terminates SSL sessions to decrypt, scan and recrypt secure web content.

• Full HTTPS Content Filtering: Full content inspection for HTTPS sites, database match, URL key work search and Dynamic Content Analysis
   
• Certificate Verification: Checks SSL certificates for appropriate authorization to block sites with spoofed certificates
   
• SSL Certificate Filter with Deny Access Page: Unique to Network Composer, the device can display a blocked page for secured sites that have been blocked due to certificate violations

Application and Bandwidth Shaping

Allocate Bandwidth Optimize Internet Performance
Unlike port-based rate limiting, Network Composer employs dynamic bandwidth shaping that creates a very efficient Internet connection. Network Composer includes a full suite of bandwidth control tools that allows users to take control of their Internet connection.

• Dynamic Bandwidth Shaping: 7 levels of priority are available to ensure the correct amount of bandwidth is being used by the appropriate users, applications and content. Bandwidth will dynamically allocate in real time based on the priorities set within a policy.
   
• Application Shaping: Prioritize and/or limit the amount of bandwidth available to certain applications.
   
• Content Shaping: Prioritize and/or limit the amount of bandwidth available to URL content. Allow access to high bandwidth sites such as youtube.com with the confidence that the traffic will not utilize a large portion of bandwidth.
   
• Group Shaping: Prioritize and/or limit the amount of bandwidth available to a specific group of users. Group shaping also allows for dynamic bandwidth prioritization so that less critical groups get access to bandwidth as long as it's not needed by critical groups
   
• User Shaping: Similar to group shaping, prioritize or limit bandwidth to individual users-even dynamically based on priority

Web Content and Application Prioritization

Dynamically Prioritize Applications
Network Composer users Layer 7 application matching technology to make it easy to control how much bandwidth is allocated to specific applications. So, regardless of the port packets are passing through, the device can categorize the traffic and apply policy accordingly. This superior approach to controlling application traffic allows for better blocking of malicious applications while prioritizing resources for critical applications.

• Application Blocking: Completely block applications that you don't want passing traffic over your Internet connection
   
• Dynamic Application Bandwidth Control: Prioritize bandwidth based on priority so non-critical applications can still be allowed but at a lower priority than critical applications.
   
• P2P Application Control: Block or prioritize bandwidth usage for P2P applications
   
• Layer 3-7 Application Signatures: Over 650 signatures used to accurately identify applications
   
• Detection of Port Hopping Applications: Deep packet inspection ensures that port hopping applications like IM and P2P are properly identified
   
• Application Monitoring: Watch application traffic in real time or historically to find out what applications require the most resources and what users are consuming the largest amount of application bandwidth.

Granular Reporting
Network Composer provides administrators with visibility into details of your Internet traffic. The drill down capability allows you to get all the information you need on user/group activity, web traffic, application traffic and threat sources. The reporting engine is integrated into the Network Composer and does not require a standalone report server.

Real Time Reporting

• Total Internet Traffic
• Application Traffic , Total Traffic, Application set and application detail
• Web Browsing by URL, Category and User

Historic Reporting
Comprehensive Reporting for:

• Top Internet Users
• Top Bandwidth Users
• User/Group Activity
• Application Traffic
• P2P Usage
• URL/Category Usage
• And much more!

Report Broadcasts
Send regularly scheduled reports to those who need them - so they can make the right decisions for your organization

Bandwidth Consumption

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