InterGate Policy Manager for Mac OS X is an all-in-one Internet access management software that offers complete control over web access, P2P, IM, and Skype usage, user activity logging and reporting, IP routing, and firewall security.
The software offers advanced web filtering that provides complete control over who can see what, when they can see it, what they can do and when they can do it. InterGate Policy Manager filters can be applied on a per-user, per-group, or per-machine basis, and can be effective at specific times of day and/or days of the week.
Intercept or allow web site access by category, block or allow the use of Instant Messaging apps, P2P apps, anonymizers, and the Internet telephony app, Skype. User-defined filters can also block or allow access to specific sites. Protocol filters can block or allow specific types of traffic, such as FTP and HTTP.
The intelligence reporting tool displays all Internet activity by user, group, IP address, protocol, web site category, and bandwidth usage in graphic detail. It can combine virtually any of these in a custom report that can be viewed at any time for up-to-the-minute network monitoring.
InterGate Policy Manager incorporates a secure level three firewall with stateful packet inspection to prevent unauthorized access into local networks from the Internet. Further, the software offers an industrial-strength, high-performance TCP/IP Router, DHCP Server, DNS Server, Remote Access Server, Fallback, and Connection Teaming capabilities.
Overall, InterGate Policy Manager is a powerful management solution that offers comprehensive Internet access control and reporting features, along with core networking and firewall capabilities.
Version 9.3.6:
- Enhances web site categorization with IBM-powered URL database
- Support for blocking Hotspot Shield and NetShade
- ACL support for Protocol Blocks feature
- New built-in Filter All filter set to allow global exceptions
- Various fixes and performance enhancements
Version 9.2.5: - DNS server fixes
Version 9.2.4:
- Enhanced Leopard and Intel Mac compatibility
- Speed improvement for Intelligence logging and reporting
- Reliability and resilience of DNS server improved
- Connection Teaming support improved
- Various bug fixes