Unifi Wireless constantly dropping connection
Hi We have 29 Unifi AC Pros around school that have been randomly dropping connection over the past couple of weeks giving the following errors: Missed heartbeat High TCP latency for Client XXX High...
View ArticleDFE 4G routers, laptops and tablets
Hello everyone, I just received the below email from the DFE so I thought I'd share it with the community as I know many of your got tablets, 4G etc from the DFE Dear colleague, Laptops, tablets and 4G...
View ArticleComparing Smoothwall to forcepoint
Hello, I have been looking into using smoothwall as a replacement for forcepoint(SWG), I have some questions for anyone that has some experience on the product. With the forepoint we have a filter...
View ArticleGoogle Safesearch - Explicit results
Hi All, Has anyone else noticed the extra filter on google searches for "show explicit content". (see attached image) As you can see in the image, we have safesearch enabled and the selection of this...
View ArticleRequired to collect usernames for internet authenication
We have a new piece of kit that connects directly to the internet. I have concerns that it doesn't have any form of logon but will likely capture usernames and passwords. Can anyone point me to the...
View Article'no Internet, Secure'
Hi Guys, I have a laptop that we got from the DFE and have rebuilt it using our image. We are using it for our EHCP students but am needing to use the WiFi. It keeps coming up with the 'No internet,...
View ArticleSharepoint on Microsoft Edge
We have a well developed Sharepoint 365 site, but have found that some features fail in Microsoft Edge, particularly the rendering of Forms that we use extensively. To get round this I have enabled IE...
View ArticleAre there any remote access solutions priced on clients being accessed, not...
just wondered if there are any remote access solutions that are price based on clients being accessed rather than the amount of users. Basically I have about 8 staff members (could change) that need to...
View ArticleReplacing Smoothwall
I'm going to move from Smoothwall - after being pretty happy with them for years I'm sick of the poor support and the changes to the hardware. So I'm after some opinions on replacements - we need the...
View ArticleGoogle Meet iOS app
Has anyone managed to get the iOS Google Meet app to work reliably, specifically through a smoothwall? I've followed their setup and tcp/udp 19302-19309 is allowed, as well as https to the...
View ArticleSecurly Webinar - Guest Speaker Nicki Eyre - Safely and Securly
Do you have a Headteacher, DSL or SGO that would benefit from our new safeguarding focussed webinar series? Then join us for our brand new June episode where we speak to safeguarding experts from all...
View ArticlePixel phone and Chrome books not connecting to school Radius WiFi
Having a real problem trying to connect Chrome books to our Radius Wireless. I think I've tried all the authentication and cert settings possible. Any Help would be much appreciated One of the settings...
View ArticleFastly Down - Major Websites Offline
Fastly are currently down which is affecting a lot of major website out there, Reddit, Paypal and Twitch to name a few but there is a very long list: https://downdetector.co.uk/status/fastly/
View ArticlePac Files
Hi All, I seem to be going round in circles trying to write a pac file, We use exa networks and need to filter via the ad route which I can do via a pac file but when I do this it completely breaks in...
View ArticleMobile web filtering
Were about to roll out a small (up to 150) device web filtering system for laptops issued to students. This is on the back of the dfe laptops that have Cisco Umbrella expiring soon, but we want to do...
View ArticleSophos Technical Support -woefully inadequate!
It's a bit of a long post, but I was wondering if any of my colleagues out there have had a similar experience. We decided a couple of weeks ago to take up the offer of a 1 Month Free Trial of Sophos...
View ArticleSmoothwall Hybrid Cloud Filtering
Morning all, Anyone using this that can offer any insights into how well it works or not? Any gotchas? Many Thanks Ben
View ArticleESports/Gaming in a school
Hi all, I'm looking at running a private LAN party where I work, but upon trying to install/run Steam & Battle.Net on my laptop, it won't allow me to connect or sign in, and in the case of...
View ArticleKindle App Blocked
Hi all, I have a bunch of iPads and they are unable to use the Kindle app. I have a feeling I will need to unblock the site to allow the app to work Correctly. Does anyone know the URL for this without...
View ArticleSmoothwall NTP - Am I reading this right?
So, the situation is that the clocks on our network are two minutes slow. This isn't causing any problems with the computers but the two kilos of grey matter inbetween our user's ears is causing...
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