Thanks for your suggestions folks. We already use Vipre here so premium might be a good option. SCCM as far as I know won't do content filtering, which is one thing I want.
>>> justino garcia <jgarciaitl...@gmail.com> 7/11/2010 6:15 PM >>> Also you can purchase hamachi pro, and use that vpn to manage those laptops. And yes opendns would also work. But hamachi would be great. On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Roger Wright <rhw...@gmail.com> wrote: How about using OpenDNS and their dynamic IP client? Then just give those machines static DNS entries and you're set. Not 100% failsafe but 100% free and quite effective. Die dulci fruere! Roger Wright ___ On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> wrote: > Folks, > > Any suggestions on products to manage laptops? We have a number of nomadic > users who use their issued laptops with aircards. Sometimes they have a > wired or wireless connection, but not at any of my locations (these staff > work off-site). > > Staff don't have much access, they are all "users". I am looking for a > product whereby I can enforce similar content filtering/web surfing > filtering as my corporate fire walls. I assume I'd need some sort of client > for the laptops that would occasionally check in to a central system for > updates. We are a Fortinet shop, and I'm looking at the Forticlient, but am > looking at alternatives. We have an issue with viruses on these machines > (usually blocked, but I get the notices), and that's usually from staff > going to web sites that would be blocked at the corporate level. > > Suggestions appreciated. > > Tom > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Justin IT-TECH Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
