Managed Firewall for Schools

Smart Access Unified Threat Management

Is Your School Network Secure, Child-Friendly, and Conducive to Learning?

As schools adapt to hybrid learning models, the need for a secure and productive network environment has become paramount. Kwik Support brings you Kwik Shield Managed Firewall for Schools, an advanced managed firewall designed for these changing times. It facilitates deep-packet inspection, application-level scrutiny, and intrusion detection/prevention, drawing on real-time intelligence from outside the firewall. This smart access Unified Threat Management (UTM) device is conveniently situated at your school, offering network management via the Cloud.

Bandwidth is a significant resource, especially with dual-medium teaching. Kwik Shield assists in preventing bandwidth misuse by students and staff during educational hours, thus maintaining an optimum, study-focused network.

Introducing Kwik Shield for Schools

Kwik Shield, a smart access Unified Threat Management device placed on your school premises, provides a single, centralised control point for your entire network.

Kwik Shield empowers your school to:

Kwik Shield for Schools offers unique benefits

Kwik Shield is highly appreciated by schools for its ability to safeguard learners. With Kwik Shield, students are shielded from explicit web content while retaining full access to the applications necessary for their studies.

• 50% Discount: on Kwik Shield monthly licensing
• Google Safe Browsing API: for protection against zero-day attacks and phishing sites
• URL Blocking: to restrict access to unsafe, unproductive, or explicit content. Supports VLAN based network policies
• Network-enforced Google Safe Search: for a child-safe web browsing environment
• Traffic Shaping: to limit bandwidth for non-academic websites while prioritising educational sites and VoIP calls for improved stability and quality

Exclusive Features of Kwik Shield

• Locally Supported: Proudly South African with local support.
• Value for Money: Competitive, stable pricing.
• National Footprint: Large network throughout South Africa.
• Reports: Identity-based reporting for easy identification of online misuse.
• Per Device Identification: Full asset register of all internet-connected devices.
• Internal Firewall: Prevents malware spread between networks.
• VLAN/Network Management: One device to oversee your entire network.
• Accountability: Built-in, cloud-based audit logs and reports.
• Active Safety: Regular network scanning.
• HTTPs and HTTP Proxy: No need for certificate installation.
• IP Block/VLAN Based Identifiers: Facilitates entire network block rules.
• Captive Portal: Simplifies user management with session tracking on shared machines.
• Google Safe Browsing API: Built-in feature protects users against phishing sites and zero-day attacks.
• Traffic Shaping: Controls bandwidth for undesirable/unproductive sites.
• DNS-DOH Blocking: Enhances visibility by controlling DNS traffic and disabling DNS over TLS.
• VOIP: Ensures prioritisation, dequeuing, and guaranteed bandwidth for VOIP.
• Automated Email Reporting: Top ten reports delivered straight to your inbox.
• Connection Monitoring: Manages poor internet connections with built-in logging and email notification on failure.
• IDS and IPS: Intrusion detection and prevention systems built in.
• Automated Link Failover: Seamless transition to backup internet link.
• Hammer Protection: Protects internal equipment from DDoS and brute force attacks.
• DynDNS: Provides easy remote access to the network with DynDNS names created by us.
• OpenVPN: Ensures secure certificate-based remote access to your network.
• Time-Based Blocking: Blocks/allows access to specific content at specific times.

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