Classifies every website your students visit — not just by domain name, but by what the site actually contains. Catches what traditional filters miss.
Domain-based filters can't keep up. New proxy sites, gaming portals, and VPN services appear daily. Students share bypass methods on social media before your filter vendor even knows the sites exist. CampusLookout takes a different approach.
A filter that relies on a static blocklist is always one step behind. CampusLookout classifies new sites automatically — the first time a student visits them.
VPNs, DNS-over-HTTPS, browser extensions. CampusLookout detects circumvention attempts and logs every event for your review.
A dashboard that shows which students are flagged, what sites they're hitting, and what needs your attention — without drowning in logs.
When a student visits a site nobody has classified yet, CampusLookout analyzes it on the spot and adds it to the database for every other school.
Poki, Miniclip, CoolMath, agar.io, slither.io — caught before the page loads. New gaming domains are classified automatically.
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat — blocked by default. Per-school policies let you allow specific platforms for specific grade levels.
YouTube (policy mode), Netflix, Twitch — configurable per school. Let teachers show educational YouTube while blocking entertainment.
Detects VPN traffic, DNS-over-HTTPS tunnels, and browser proxy extensions. Circumvention attempts are logged and flagged.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — policy-based filtering. Block for students, allow for teachers, or require review for each tool.
Khan Academy, Wikipedia, National Geographic — allowlisted by default. The AI distinguishes educational content from entertainment on the same domain.
When a student visits a website, CampusLookout checks its database of pre-classified domains. If the site is already known, the decision is instant — no delay, no AI call needed.
Unknown domains are checked against a blocklist of 380,000+ known-bad sites. If it's on the list, it's blocked immediately.
For sites not yet in the database, pattern matching provides an immediate first-pass classification. Most gaming, social media, and streaming sites are caught here.
For genuinely new or ambiguous sites, AI analyzes the site's content and classifies it — is it educational, entertainment, or something else? All AI requests use ZDR-certified providers.
Once a site is classified, that classification is shared with every other CampusLookout school. When one school's student discovers a new gaming site, every other school is protected automatically. No student data is shared — only domain metadata.
Enter any URL below. It runs through the real classification pipeline and shows you the decision with evidence.
Real-time overview of blocked traffic, flagged students, and review queue. See what needs your attention without digging through logs.
Automatic risk scoring. Students who repeatedly try to access blocked content are flagged for review with full context.
Unknown sites held for human review. Approve legitimate educational resources. Block new threats. Full control.
Track every device on the network. Search by hostname, IP, or MAC. See browsing history per device. MDM integration included.
Live view of DNS queries, connections, and filter decisions. Watch your network in real time. Spot anomalies as they happen.
Teachers can request site unblocks. AI triages tickets automatically. You approve or deny with one click. Full audit trail.
Database, cache, DNS — if something breaks, CampusLookout detects it and attempts automatic repair before you even notice.
Different rules for different grade levels. Block social media for elementary, allow for high school. Custom blocklists per building.
Every filter decision is logged with a reason and a category. No black boxes. Every block can be explained to a parent or administrator.
Dashboard-driven visibility without log overload. See what matters, act on what needs attention, explain every decision.
Per-school policies with district-wide reporting. Centralized management with local control. Compliance reporting built in.
Flagged student alerts and review queues for policy enforcement. Clear, explainable filtering decisions for parents and staff.
FERPA and COPPA compliance by architecture. Full audit trail for every decision. Privacy controls that can be verified, not just promised.
Request site unblocks for legitimate educational resources. The AI triages requests and you approve with one click.
Transparent filtering with explainable decisions. Every block has a reason and a category. No opaque algorithms, no hidden policies.
Download the CampusLookout appliance package and install it on any Linux server on your school network. The installer handles everything — database, DNS proxy, dashboard, and AI classification.
Pre-built binaries for the DNS filter, web dashboard, and background AI classifier. PostgreSQL database schema with 50+ pre-classified domains. Full configuration files.
Installs PostgreSQL, creates the database, copies binaries, sets up three systemd services, configures the DNS proxy, and starts everything automatically.
Dashboard is live at this-server:8090. DNS proxy is listening on port 53. Point your DHCP at this server and all student traffic is filtered.
CampusLookout classifies every website your students visit. It catches what traditional filters miss. And it gets smarter every day — without compromising student privacy.