Summary
Alta Labs has integrated a powerful DPI engine into each of our access points. Whether you're an enterprise network administrator or a concerned parent, our access points allow you to restrict access to unauthorized or confidential sites, applications, or types of applications. This DPI engine is native to the AP itself, so there is no need for switches, routers, or firewalls to utilize this feature.
STEP 1
Establish a filter policy
First, log in to manage.alta.inc, then select the site for which you want to create a filter policy. You can find your sites using the dropdown menu in the top right corner of your screen. Now, select the settings tab. In the settings tab, you will select "Filter". Two different menus will appear. First will be the "Block Applications" dropdown menu. You can select as many different applications by name or groups of applications as you want. You can start typing the name of the application or the group of applications, and it will appear.
The second menu allows you to enter specific website names. For example, if you want to block TikTok or YouTube, you can enter Youtube.com or TikTok.com.
Once you have entered all the domains you want to block, make sure to press save.
STEP 2
Bypass filter policy
If you have users who do not need to adhere to the filter policy, you have the option to bypass the filter using our Multi-Password technology. To enable this, go to "Settings", navigate to the SSID to which you are applying the filter. Then, select the password policy you want to ignore the filter policy. Click on the purple button with the name of the password policy you have selected. Scroll down to the bottom of the dropdown menu and select "Bypass filter". Now, make sure that the password policy using the filter policy is not marked with the "Bypass filter" option. Press the Save button, and you're all set!
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What equipment can I use this feature with?
Can I add custom apps?
Only pre-defined apps, but custom URLs can be added.