8.1 Getting Started

Welcome to Netsweeper

Welcome to our getting started guide.

What is Category Filtering

Netsweeper has many different types of categories, with some available for blocking and others available for reporting purposes. Category filtering can be defined as sorting URLs into subject categories and subsequently filtering them based on subject content. Netsweeper’s Dynamic Categorization Engine scans and sorts the content of billions of websites and adds this information to a database of categorized sites maintained on the Netsweeper Category Name Server (CNS). Each URL is categorized by Netsweeper and based on these categories. URLs can be allowed or denied.

This example shows five URLs. Each URL has been categorized by Netsweeper. Based on these Categories, the URLs can be allowed or denied.

Read: Categories Overview

Netsweeper Overview

With millions of new web pages being posted each day, Netsweeper’s categorization engine keeps pace with the ongoing growth of the Internet. Educators, Businesses, Telcos, Service Providers and OEM partners depend on Netsweeper to deliver this service. Netsweeper detects and categorizes millions of new websites every day and adds these to our current base of 8 Billion. Some of the Categories include, but are not limited to:

Simplified Category Based Processing

WebAdmin General Functionality

This link displays a page that gives a brief overview of the general functionality of the WebAdmin.

Topics are:

Filter Table Entries
Adding, Removing Columns
Seach Window Functionaltiy
Where to get Help
Multi-select options
Number of entries displayed on the page
Quick Search
Import and Export

Read: WebAdmin General Functionality