K-12 networks are more complex than any single filtering approach can handle. Lightspeed Filter™ is a web filtering platform built specifically for districts. It combines bypass detection, AI monitoring, granular policy management, and multi-mode deployment in one place.
Bypass Detection That Actually Works
Proxy bypass has become the #1 threat on K-12 networks, generating 7x more blocked activity than malware. Most URL-based filters don’t see it coming. Lightspeed Filter does.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Real Time Bypass Detection
- Mitä se tekee: Detects bypass attempts in real time by analyzing what’s executing in the browser, not just the URL being requested; inspection, scoring, ongoing scanning, and feedback loops catch delayed and dynamic evasion techniques including Ultraviolet, Scramjet, and Rammerhead
- IT benefit: Catches the bypass methods that URL-based filters miss entirely, closing the coverage gap attackers exploit
""Emme ole koskaan olleet tyytyväisempiä tuotteeseen. Lately:ssä tehdyt edistysaskeleet ovat stellar. Työskentelemme koulutuksen parissa, emmekä ole juurikaan nähneet Lightspeedin esiintyvän sisällönsuodattimien ohituksissa kuten muissa tuotteissa."”
Jacob Vaugn
Yelmin yhteisökoulu
AI Prompt Capture and Reporting
More than 6 in 10 students now use generative AI regularly for schoolwork. Most districts have no idea what’s being asked or answered. AI Prompt Capture changes that.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Tekoälykehotteen sieppaus
- Mitä se tekee: Provides a read-only, auditable log of student interactions with ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot; available on ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS.
- IT benefit: Gives districts visibility into AI interactions without blocking them — turning an unmonitored blind spot into actionable data
""Hallinnollisesta näkökulmasta kojelauta on helppokäyttöinen, käyttäjäystävällinen, intuitiivinen ja helppo seurata. Kun voimme tarkastella tämän verkkosivuston tietoja tällä hetkellä, se on arvokasta dataa.""
David Tchozewski
Kenowa Hillsin (MI) koulupiiri
Live User Web Activity Reporting
Troubleshooting filter policy issues used to mean minutes of log-digging. Live User Web Activity brings that down to seconds.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Live User Web Activity
- Mitä se tekee: Provides real-time web activity reporting from within the cloud-based filter; admins can pinpoint issues, validate policy changes, test custom list updates, and confirm recategorizations instantly — for multiple users at a time, with blocked reason columns and SSL exclusion indicators
- IT benefit: Reduces configuration and troubleshooting time from minutes to seconds, all in one view
""Yksittäisten verkkosivustojen estäminen koko alueella on kokopäivätyö. Kun Lightspeed Filter™ oli otettu käyttöön, työstä tuli paljon helpompaa.""
John Sedwick
Anderson Community Schools Corporation
SmartPlay — Safe YouTube for Every Classroom
YouTube is the #1 accessed app outside Google and Microsoft workplaces in K-12 — but it wasn’t built for education. SmartPlay closes that gap without blocking the platform entirely.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: SmartPlay
- Mitä se tekee: Uses a machine-learning AI database of nearly 200 million crawled YouTube videos to ensure only appropriate content is accessible; IT teams can create custom blocked and allowed channels, vary access by student group, and configure after-school rules — all within Lightspeed Filter
- IT benefit: Brings YouTube under policy control without requiring a separate tool or blocking the platform outright
""YouTuben säätimet ovat fantastisia, ne antavat opettajilleni ja oppilailleni pääsyn oppimiseen tarvittavaan opetukselliseen sisältöön ja pitävät heidät turvassa alustalla.""
Steven Langford
Beavertonin koulupiiri
Parent Portal — Home Control Without Weakening School Policy
Parents want control over school-issued devices at home. The Lightspeed Parent Portal gives them that — without touching district policy.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Vanhemman portaali
- Mitä se tekee: Gives families structured authority over home device use — internet access schedules, a custom block list, and expanded category controls — while district filtering policies remain fully enforced during the school day; site-level home control requires no district policy changes
- IT benefit: Satisfies parent demand for home oversight while keeping IT-defined boundaries intact and documented
""Käytämme Lightspeed-suodatinta iPadeillamme, ja tähän mennessä kokemus on ollut hyvä. Henkilökunta ja oppilaat tuntevat olonsa turvalliseksi käyttäessään iPadeja kotona ja koulussa."”
Elliot Grocott
Saint Bede CE:n ala-asteen monikoulusäätiö
Policies 2.0 — Faster Management, Fewer Gaps
Complex policy structures slow teams down and create enforcement gaps. Policies 2.0 modernizes the entire experience.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Käytännöt 2.0
- Mitä se tekee: Introduces easy duplication settings, drag-and-drop prioritization, centralized management, and enhanced list management for a cleaner policy creation experience.
- IT benefit: Reduces the overhead of managing complex rule structures and unlocks access to the platform’s most advanced capabilities
""Lightspeed Filter™ on loistava työkalu tekniselle osastollemme ja opettajillemme. Suodatin on helppokäyttöinen perustoimintoihin, mutta se on riittävän kattava suojaamaan käyttäjiämme yksityiskohtaisella tasolla.""
Cara Montrois
Kendallin keskuskoulupiiri
Admin Roles — The Right Access for the Right People
Not everyone needs the same level of access. Admin Roles lets IT build a permission structure that matches how their district actually operates.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Järjestelmänvalvojan roolit
- Mitä se tekee: Provides predefined roles for universal needs and custom roles for specific use cases, each scoped to exactly the organizational level required; permissions cover dashboards, reports, filter rules, and device management following least-privilege principles
- IT benefit: Eliminates the all-or-nothing access problem without requiring the central office IT to field every configuration request
""Kokeilun aikana tutkimme muita ratkaisuja, mutta päätimme pitäytyä Lightspeed Filter™:ssä, koska se tekee kaiken tarvitsemamme ja on ollut aivan loistava.""
Dave Munro
United Learning Trust
Flexible Deployment — SmartAgent, SmartShield, Cloud DNS, or Rocket
Every district’s network is different. Lightspeed Filter adapts to yours instead of forcing a single architecture.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Multi-Mode Deployment (SmartAgent, SmartShield, Cloud DNS, Lightspeed Rocket)
- Mitä se tekee: Covers school-managed devices, BYOD, IoT, and guest traffic without relying on proxies or VPNs; on-device SmartAgent and SmartShield DNS filtering handle agentless traffic with full policy controls; Lightspeed Rocket provides inline hardware for districts that prefer it — all managed from the same interface
- IT benefit: One platform, one policy framework, regardless of deployment mode or device type
""Lightspeed Systems on ollut koulumme kannalta ehdoton käännekohta. Heidän oppimisen teknologiaratkaisunsa, erityisesti Filter, Alert ja Insight, ovat mullistaneet tapamme hallita ja optimoida oppimista.""
Erin Whittington
Hamiltonin kaakkoinen koulupiiri
Built for CIPA, FERPA, and NIST Compliance
Compliance questions come from boards, parents, and auditors. Lightspeed Filter gives districts the documentation to answer them.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: Compliance and Audit Tools
- Mitä se tekee: Provides built-in CIPA compliance via Cloud DNS filtering, FERPA-aligned data handling, and a security posture built around NIST framework principles; exportable audit trails, long-term data retention, and documented oversight capabilities are included
- IT benefit: Districts can respond to compliance reviews, board questions, and parent concerns with data — not guesswork
""Lightspeed Filter™ on helpottanut henkilökuntamme ja oppilaidemme turvallisuutta sekä osavaltion lakien noudattamista.""
Michael Miller
Cassvillen R-IV-koulupiiri
ChatBOB — A Built-In AI Assistant for Policy Management
Policy management shouldn’t require a support ticket. ChatBOB brings conversational AI directly into the filter interface.
- Ominaisuuden nimi: ChatBOB
- Mitä se tekee: A built-in AI assistant that helps admins adjust policies, troubleshoot issues, and navigate configurations through a conversational interface inside the product; summarizes user activity, surfaces proactive insights, and guides configuration changes — accessible to any staff member regardless of experience level
- IT benefit: Reduces friction on complex filter management tasks and makes the platform accessible beyond the core IT team
""Aiempi suodattimemme kaatui melko usein, ja käytimme tuntikausia puhelimessa tuen kanssa yrittäen ratkaista ongelmia... Saimme myös paljon historiatietojen raportointipyyntöjä rakennus- ja piirihallinnoilta, ja näiden raporttien kerääminen oli työläs tehtävä.""
Brian Merrill
Central Bucksin koulupiiri
See Lightspeed Filter™ in Your District
Lightspeed Filter™ is used by K-12 districts across the US and internationally to protect students online, enforce policy across every device type, and give IT teams the visibility and control they need — without adding complexity.
- Who should pyydä demo: District IT directors, network administrators, and technology coordinators evaluating web filtering software for K-12 environments
- What to expect: A live walkthrough of Lightspeed Filter™ tailored to your district’s network environment, device mix, and compliance requirements
