Installation.
ContentKeeper is deployed as a transparent Ethernet bridge (no IP or MAC addresses on the bridge ports), on your side of the firewall – this configuration removes any potential incompatibility issues with proxy servers, firewalls, routers and other network hardware.
Flexible installation options.
ContentKeeper can be deployed on a dedicated Intel Pentium based PC, or via a ContentKeeper dedicated appliance. ContentKeeper allows for a simple and quick installation with no IP address re-configurations or desktop reconfigurations. The management is totally Web Browser based and it has full support for user, IP and group based filtering policies.
When ContentKeeper runs on a standard, dedicated Intel Pentium based PC or rack mount server, the minimum configuration required is: 1.8GHz Processor or better, 20GB of Hard Disk space, a CD-Rom drive, 3 x IntelPro NICs and 1GB of RAM. A keyboard and monitor are required for setup purposes only.
An attractive alternative is to use a ContentKeeper appliance - a purpose built, rack mounted (RU or rack unit) device specifically designed for the ContentKeeper application to maximize performance. The ContentKeeper LE2 (Large Enterprise 2) unit is designed for up to 50,000 employees, where the ContentKeeper SME2 (Small-to-Medium Enterprise 2) is designed for organizations with 25 to 10,000 employees.
For very large organizations, the ContentKeeper VLE (Very Large Enterprise) unit can support networks with a user base of 100,000 and over.
ContentKeeper has an optional High Availability Module (HAM). The HAM is an electro mechanical Ethernet switch (on an industry standard PCI card, or provided as an external module) which ensures network connectivity even in the event of a hardware, software or power failure. The software has also been engineered to be completely robust via an inbuilt auto-health monitoring and checking system which can correct minor errors, and report status to the HAM, helping ensure that the system is operational at all times.
