Cipafilter Knowledge Base

Do you have questions about your Cipafilter?  Are you deploying SSL certificates, deploying Cipafilter clients, or integrating Google OAuth for authentication?  We can help!  Explore the portal for solutions to your questions using our knowledge base, submit a ticket, or feel free to call our team.

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    • Popular Articles

    • Manual - Installation

      In most cases you will want to consult with Cipafilter support to decide what way the router can best be installed to meet your needs.  A full over-the-phone consultation during installation is included in the standard one-year maintenance and ...

    • Manual - Web Filtering

      The first thing to decide with regard to Web filtering is whether to run individual subnets in transparent or non-transparent (proxy server) mode. Transparent mode  — no client configuration is required, the Cipafilter simply intercepts all traffic ...

    • Info - IPSec VPN Compatibility

      Although these technologies are industry-standard and in wide deployment, the site-to-site VPN functionality is designed primarily to interconnect two Cipafilter units — it may or may not function with other devices.  If you would like to create a ...

    • How To - Delegate Control for the Authentication User in Active Directory

      1. Log in to the AD server. 2. Click on Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. 3. Right-click on the domain (listed at the top of the tree), then click on Delegate Control...  4. Click on the Next button. 5. ...

    • How To - Setup L2TP/IPSec VPN on Chrome OS

      1. First, navigate to the Settings page of the Chrome OS device by clicking on the Chrome Menu in the top-right corner of the Chrome Browser.  2. Or, you can click on the User Profile Menu at the bottom right corner of the screen and select Settings. ...

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    • Info - Quick Start Guides

      Cipafilter provides a Quick Start Guide for each current hardware model.  PDFs of those guides are attached to this article.

    • Manual - Network Objects

      Sets of IP ranges can be consolidated into named collections called Network Objects, and then employed elsewhere in the filter configuration. Currently, Network Objects can only be used in the configuration of the Firewall and Port Forwarding ...

    • A new version for a new year, Cipafilter version 12 is here!

      It's a new year, and we have a new version of firmware ready for you! Contact Cipafilter support today to request a firmware upgrade and take advantage of our new features. IMPORTANT NOTE - Updated Google OAuth Integration Version 12 of our firmware ...

    • Introducing Cipafilter 11.4

      January 15, 2020 We are excited to introduce another great version of Cipafilter! Our teams have worked hard to bring you the best in firewall, web filtering, and reporting technology. Firewall Improvements Cipafilter already has an incredibly easy ...

    • How To - Blocking Zoom

      Zoom is a free video chat service similar to Hangouts Meet and Skype. To block the entire service: Add zoom.us to the manual blacklist. To block the ability to sign into the service, and thus start meetings, while allowing users to join meetings, add ...