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engine, if that keyword has been set up to be blocked, the search will not be performed. Search engine keywords are entered in the Search Engine Keywords window of custom library categories.

NOTES: Search engine keyword filtering relies on an exact keyword match. For example, if the word “sex” is set up to be blocked, but “sexes” is not set up to be blocked, a search will be allowed on “sexes” but not “sex”. However, if the word “gin” is set up to be blocked, a search on “cotton gin” will be blocked since the word “gin” is blocked.

To set up search engine keywords in a Search Engine Keywords window for Custom Categories, see Chapter 2: Library screen, Search Engine Keywords window.

URL Keyword Filter Control

With the URL Keyword Filter Control option enabled, URL keywords can be set up to be blocked. When a user enters a keyword in the address line of a browser window, if that keyword has been set up to be blocked, the user will be denied access to that site or service. URL keywords are entered in the URL Keywords window of custom library categories.

With the “Extend URL Keyword Filter Control” option enabled, a URL keyword search will be extended after the "?" character in a URL.

NOTE: To set up URL keywords in a URL Keywords window for

Custom Categories, see Chapter 2: Library screen, URL Keywords window.

WARNING: If this feature is activated, use extreme caution when setting up URL keywords for filtering. If a keyword that is entered in a browser’s address window contains the same consecutive characters as a keyword set up to be blocked, users will be denied access to URLs that are not even within blocked catego- ries. For example, if all URL keywords containing “sex” are blocked, users will not be able to access a non-pornographic site such as http://www.essex.com.

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