The Plus Bundle contains the following program components in addition to the Basic Version: Internet content filter (SiteCoach), video/photo email (SiteCam), and a virtual keyboard for touch screen terminals.
Internet Content Filter
Laws in many countries prohibit the display of certain content (e.g. pornography) on public kiosks and should not be accessible for terminal users. This is why the SiteCoach feature, an Internet content filter, was developed as part of the SiteKiosk Plus and Payment Bundles.
How SiteCoach works
The content filter is a proxy server that scans in real time and, if necessary, blocks websites if any suspicious content is found. Your Internet Explorer proxy settings will remain valid.
1. SiteCoach contains a database containing over 600,000 categorized “forbidden” domains. Entries on this list will automatically be blocked. Example: http://www.playboy.com/
2. Several thousand "clean" domains are included on an "Allowed" list which content will automatically be considered not harmful. This list contains known sites which will not be blocked even if "suspicious" content was detected.
3. Administrators can manually expand both of these lists to block or allow any websites they choose.
4. SiteCoach maintains these lists and provides free updates over the Internet. The list will be updated as soon
as your terminal has established an online connection.
5. A complex list of words containing regular expressions will optionally be used to scan websites missing on the list for forbidden expressions:
URL - e.g. http://www.sex*.*/
Document Title - e.g. <title>Sex etc.</title>
Meta tags - e.g. keywords: sex, etc.
Body - will scan the body for forbidden expressions
6. The users will not notice any delay in loading the page as the scanning process is performed while the page is being loaded.
7. Automatic updates for the filtering lists are available for free download, i.e. as soon as there are new lists available on our servers, the terminals will automatically download and integrate these lists.
Real-time Filtering
Each web page called by the user is checked by a special algorithm and is then either blocked or admitted. This process is performed in real time and without any delay to the user.
Criteria Database
The criteria filter database contains roughly 600,000 positive and negative domains as well as a large number of word criteria.
Free Update Function
After each start, SiteKiosk looks for available updates and will update the local criteria database if necessary.
User Feedback
Users can respond or object to the wrongful blocking of certain websites.
Minimum system requirements:
Windows Vista 32-Bit
Recommended
SiteKiosk supports Windows Vista as of version 6.6.
Windows XP Home and Professional 32 Bit SP3
Recommended
SiteKiosk runs optimally on the Windows XP operating system. Installing Internet Explorer 7.x and all available Windows Updates is recommended:
- Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor
- 128 MB of RAM
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or 7.x
- Screen resolution of 800x600 at color depths of 16 bits
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Recommended system specifications
- 256 MB of RAM or higher
- Screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher at color depths of 32 bits or higher
- Operating system Windows XP 32 Bit/Vista 32 Bit