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8E6 TECHNOLOGIES, Proxyblocker User Guide
8E6 Proxyblocker User Guide
8E6 TECHNOLOGIES, Proxyblocker User Guide
Contents
Getting Started
Introduction System screen
105
Group screen 199
Library screen 248
Reporting screen 290
Introduction 311
312
367
Technical Support 390
Product Warranties 393
Appendix a 396
Appendix B 400
Appendix C 408
Appendix D 423
Appendix E 434
Appendix F 437
Appendix H 448
8e6 ProxyBlocker
About this User Guide
Introductory Section about this User Guide
How to Use this User Guide
Conventions
Terminology
Introductory Section HOW to USE this User Guide
Introductory Section HOW to USE this User Guide
Introductory Section HOW to USE this User Guide
Introductory Section HOW to USE this User Guide
Overview
Environment Requirements
Workstation Requirements
Network Requirements
Invisible Mode
Filtering Operations
Pass-by filtering diagram
Group Types
Global Group
IP diagram with a sample master IP group and its members
IP Groups
Filtering Profile Types
Global Group
IP group master group
IP group member
Static Filtering Profiles
Master IP Group Filtering Profile
IP Sub-Group Filtering Profile
Individual IP Member Filtering Profile
Active Filtering Profiles
Global Filtering Profile
Override Account Profile
Time Profile
Filtering Profile Components
Library Categories
8e6 Supplied Categories
Custom Categories
Service Ports
Rules
Minimum Filtering Level
Filter Settings
Filtering Rules
Filtering Levels Applied
Introductory Section Filtering Operations
Sample filtering hierarchy diagram
Web Access Logging
Logging and Blocking
Instant Messaging, Peer-to-Peer Blocking
How IM and P2P Blocking Works
IM Blocking
Setting up IM and P2P
P2P Blocking
Using IM and P2P
Block IM, P2P for All Users
Block IM for All Users
Block Specified Entities from Using IM, P2P
Block P2P for All Users
Block IM for a Specific Entity
Block P2P for a Specific Entity
Initial Setup
Using the Administrator Console
Getting Started
Log On
ProxyBlocker Introductory Window
Welcome screen
Last Library Update message
Welcome screen, Last Library Update text
Access Main Sections
Navigation Tips
Help screen
Help Features
Access Help Topics
Tooltips
Hover Display
Screen and Window Navigation
Help pop-up box
Topic Links
Selected topic and its corresponding window
Select Sub-topics
10 Sub-topics menu
Navigate a Tree List
11 Tree menu
Tree List Topics and Sub-topics
12 Tree list topics and sub-topics
Navigate a Window with Tabs
13 Window with tabs
Console Tips and Shortcuts
Navigation Path
Refresh the Console
Select Multiple Items
Copy and Paste Text
Calculate IP Ranges without Overlaps
15 IP Calculator pop-up window
Log Off
16 Quit dialog box
Global Administrator Section
Introduction
System screen
System screen
Global Administrator Section System Screen
Control
System screen, Control menu
Filter window
Filter window
Disable Local Filtering Options
Enable Local Filtering Options
Local Filtering
Files/1systemproxyblock .html for a list of proxy pattern
Enable Http Packet Splitting Detection
Disable Http Packet Splitting Detection
Http Filtering
Https Filtering
Service Control
Enable Pattern Blocking
Disable Pattern Blocking
Block Page Authentication window
Block Page Authentication window
Enter, Edit Block Page Options
Global Administrator Section System Screen
Block
Sample Block
Global Administrator Section System Screen
Options
Help link
Re-authentication option
Option
Profile Control pop-up window
ShutDown window
Shut Down the Server
Reboot window
10 Reboot window
Reboot the Server
11 Reboot ProxyBlocker dialog box
14 ProxyBlocker ready alert box
Network
16 System screen, Network menu
LAN Settings window
17 LAN Settings window
Specify LAN Settings
NTP Servers window
18 NTP Servers window
Specify Network Time Protocol Servers
Add an NTP Server
Remove an NTP Server
Regional Setting window
19 Regional Setting window
Specify the Time Zone, Language Set
Block Page Route Table window
20 Block Page Route Table window
Add a Router
Remove a Router
Administrator
Administrator window
View Administrator Accounts
Add an Administrator Account
Edit an Administrator Account
Delete an Administrator Account
Secure Logon
22 System screen, Secure Logon window
Logon Settings window
23 Logon Settings window
Enable, Disable Password Expiration
24 New password entry
Enable, Disable Account Lockout
Global Administrator Section System Screen
Logon Management
25 Logon Management window
View User Account Status, Unlock Username
View Account Status
View Locked IP Address, Unlock IP Address
Unlock a Username
View Locked IPs
Unlock an IP Address
View Admin, Sub Admin Interface Access
26 Assign Access View
Diagnostics
27 System screen, Diagnostics menu
System Command window
28 System Command window
Perform a Diagnostic Test, View Data
29 System Command, Results window
Command Selections
Ping
Trace Route
Process list
NIC configuration
TOP CPU processes
Active connections
Routing table
Recent logins
Current memory usage
CPU usage
System performance
System uptime
Dfdisk usage
Dmesgprint kernel ring buffer
View Log File window
30 View Log File window
View Log Results
31 View Log File, Results window
Troubleshooting Mode window
32 Troubleshooting Mode window
Use the Troubleshooting Mode
Active Profile Lookup window
33 Active Profile Lookup window
Verify Whether a Profile is Active
34 Active Profile Lookup results
Block URLs in this category will be blocked
108
Admin Audit Trail window
Admin Audit Trail
Specify FTP Criteria
FTP the Log on Demand
View the Log of Administrator Changes
View
Alert
37 System screen, Alert menu
Alert Settings window
38 Alert window
114
Enable the Alert Feature
Modify Alert Settings
Disable the Alert Feature
Smtp Server Settings window
Enter, Edit Smtp Server Settings
Verify Smtp Settings
40 Smtp Test Settings box
Patch
41 System screen, Patch menu
Local Patch window
42 Local Patch window
Read Information about a Software Update
43 Software update Readme
Select and Apply a Software Update
44 Software update installation dialog box
46 Software update verification message box
Undo an Applied Software Update
Patch Update Log window
View Log Contents
Download Log, View, Print Contents
51 Download Complete box
View the Contents of the Log
54 WinZip window
Save, Print the Log File Contents
57 System screen, Mode menu
Mode
Operation Mode window
Specify the Listening Device
Specify the Block Page Device
Specify the Block Page Delivery
Apply Settings
Proxy Environment Settings window
59 Proxy Environment Settings window
Use a Local Proxy Server
Use Proxy Port
Authentication
60 System screen, Authentication menu
NIC Mode
NIC Mode window
View the NIC Negotiation
62 NIC Negotiation window
Modify the NIC Mode Setting
Backup/Restore
Backup/Restore window
Backup Procedures
Perform a Backup
64 ProxyBlocker Backup dialog box
Download a File
65 File Download box
67 Download complete box
Perform a Restoration
Upload a File to the Server
Restore Configurations to the Server
69 Choose file window
Remove a Backup File
View Backup and Restoration Details
Reset
Reset window
Reset All Server Settings
Snmp
Snmp window
Enable Snmp
Specify Monitoring Settings
Set up Community Token for Public Access
Create, Build the Access Control List
Hardware Failure Detection
Hardware Failure Detection window
View the Status of the Hard Drives
Strikes Blocking
Strikes Blocking window
Configuration
Set up Blocking Criteria
Reset All Workstations
Lock
Sample Settings
Overblocking or Underblocking
157
Set up Email Alert Criteria
Email Alert
Set up Email Alert Recipients
77 The Daily Schedule pop-up window
Set up Users Authorized to Unlock Workstations
Logon Accounts
Remove Email Alert Recipients
Deactivate an Authorized Logon Account
Delete a Logon Account
Set up Categories to Receive Strikes or No Strikes
Categories
Re-login window
Go to X Strikes Unlock Workstation GUI
Strikes Unlock Workstation
Unlock a Workstation
Set up an Email Address to Receive Alerts
Remove an Email Address from the Alert List
Close the Pop-up Window
Click Subscribe
Warn Option Setting
Warn Option Setting window
Specify the Interval for Re-displaying the Warn
Customization
83 System screen, Customization menu
Common Customization window
84 Common Customization window
Enable, Disable Features
171
Lock Page Customization window
85 Lock Page Customization window
Edit Entries, Setting
Preview Sample Lock
86 Sample Customized Lock
Block Page Customization window
87 Block Page Customization window
Add, Edit Entries
Preview Sample Block
88 Sample Customized Block
178
Warn Page Customization window
89 Warn Page Customization window
180
Preview Sample Warning
90 Sample Customized Warning
182
183
Profile Control window
91 Profile Control window
Edit Entries
Quota Block Page Customization window
92 Quota Block Page Customization window
187
Preview Sample Quota Block
93 Sample Customized Quota Block
Quota Notice Page Customization window
94 Quota Notice Page Customization window
190
Preview Sample Quota Notice
95 Sample Customized Quota Notice
192
Quota Setting
Quota Setting window
Configure Quota Hit Settings
Reset Quotas
Reset Quotas Now
Set up a Schedule to Automatically Reset Quotas
Delete a Quota Reset Time from the Schedule
At the New Reset Time Hhmm field
Quota Notice
97 Sample Quota Notice
Quota Block
98 Sample Quota Block
198
Group screen
Group screen
200
Global Group
Group screen, Global Group menu
Range to Detect Settings window, main window
Range to Detect window
Range to Detect Settings, second window
Add a Segment to the Network
Range to Detect Setup Wizard
Step
205
Range to Detect Setup Wizard window, Step
Optional
207
208
209
10 Range to Detect Setup Wizard window, Step
Range to Detect Advanced Settings
11 Range to Detect Advanced Settings window
Modify a Segment of the Network
Remove a Segment from the Network
Rules window
12 Rules window
View Criteria for a Rule
Add a Rule
215
Modify a Rule
Copy a Rule
Click Save Rule
Remove a Rule
Click Delete Rule
Global Group Profile window
13 Global Group Profile window, Category tab
Category Profile
Create, Edit a List of Selected Categories
220
221
Create, Edit a List of Service Ports
Port
Default Redirect URL
Create, Edit the Redirect URL
Filter Options
Create, Edit the Filter Options
Strikes Blocking
Search Engine Keyword Filter Control
URL Keyword Filter Control
Override Account window
17 Override Account window
Add an Override Account
Category Profile
18 Override Account pop-up window, Rule tab
231
232
Redirect URL
19 Override Account pop-up window, Redirect tab
Filter Options
20 Override Account pop-up window, Filter Options tab
235
236
Change the Password
Edit an Override Account
Modify an Override Account
Minimum Filtering Level window
Delete an Override Account
Minimum Filtering Categories
21 Minimum Filtering Level window, Min. Filtering Categories
Create, Edit Minimum Filtering Categories
22 Minimum Filtering Level window, Port tab
Minimum Filtering Bypass Options
23 Minimum Filtering Level window, Min. Filter Bypass tab
Specify Minimum Filtering Bypass Options
Refresh All
Refresh All Main Branches
24 Group screen, IP menu
Add Group
Add a Master IP Group
Refresh
Refresh IP Groups
Library screen
Library screen
249
Updates
Library screen, Updates menu
Configuration window
Set a Time for Updates to be Retrieved
Optional Specify a Proxy Server
Select the Log Level
Manual Update window
Manual Update window
Specify the Type of On Demand Update
Additional Language Support window
Select Additional Languages
256
Library Update Log window
View the Library Update Process
Download Log dialog box
Download Complete box
10 Folder containing downloaded file
12 WinZip window
15 Notepad
Emergency Update Log window
View the Emergency Software Update Process
Download the Software Update Log File
Library Lookup
Library Lookup window
URL Lookup, Removal
Perform a URL Check
Submit an Email to the Administrator
Remove a URL
Click Email Result
Search Engine Keyword Lookup, Removal
Reload the Library
Perform a Search Engine Keyword Check
Remove a Search Engine Keyword
Category Weight System
Category Weight System window
Method for Weighting Library Categories
View the Current Selections
Weighting Library Categories
Select the category from the No Weight Categories list box
Nntp Newsgroup
Nntp Newsgroup window
Add a Newsgroup to the Library
Remove a Newsgroup from the Library
Category Groups
20 Library screen, Category Groups menu
275
Library Details window
View Library Details
URLs window
22 URLs window, Action tab
View a List of URLs in the Library Category
23 URLs window, View tab
Add or Remove URLs, Reload the Library
Add a URL to the Library Category
Click Apply Action
Add a Wildcard URL to the Library Category
Remove a URL from the Library Category
Reload the Library
URL Keywords window
24 URL Keywords window
View a List of URL Keywords
Add or Remove URL Keywords
Add a URL Keyword to the Library Category
Remove a URL Keyword from the Library
Upload a List of URL Keywords to the Library
Upload a List of URL Keyword Additions
Upload a List of URL Keyword Deletions
Search Engine Keywords window
26 Search Engine Keywords window
View a List of Search Engine Keywords
Add or Remove Search Engine Keywords
Add a Search Engine Keyword to the Library
Upload a List of Search Engine Keywords
Remove a Search Engine Keyword from the Library
Upload a List of Search Engine Keyword Additions
Upload a List of Search Engine Keyword Deletions
Reporting screen
Reporting screen
Report Configuration
Report Configuration window
Specify the Reporting Device
8e6 Enterprise Reporter
Edit ER Server Information
Execute Log Transfer Now
View Transfer Activity to the ER
Other Device
Enter or Edit Server Information
295
View Transfer Activity to the Reporting Device
Real Time Probe
Real Time Probe window
Enable Real Time Probes
Set up Real Time Probes
Exclude an IP Address from Real Time Probing
Report Recipients
Remove IPs from the White List
Specify Email File Criteria
Set up Email Addresses to Receive Reports
Remove Email Addresses
Set up Users Authorized to Create Probes
Real Time Probe window, Logon Accounts tab
302
Re-login window
Go to Real Time Probe Reports GUI
Real Time Probe Reports
Create a Real Time Probe
305
Enter the Total Run Time in Minutes
View Real Time Probe Details
11 Real Time Probe Reports, View tab
View option
12 Real Time Information box
Properties option
13 Probe Properties box
Stop, Delete options
Email option
Group Administrator Section
312
Refresh the Master IP Group, Member
Group screen, IP menu
Master IP Group
Group screen, master IP group menu
Change the Group Administrator Password
Group Details window
Members window
Add the IP Address of the Member
Remove a Member from the Group
Override Account window
319
Override Account pop-up window, Rule tab
321
322
Override Account pop-up window, Redirect tab
Override Account pop-up window, Filter Options tab
325
326
327
Group Profile window
10 Group Profile window, Profile tab
329
330
Redirect URL
11 Group Profile window, Redirect URL tab
12 Group Profile window, Filter Options tab
333
Custom Categories, see Library screen, URL Keywords window
Exception URL window
13 Exception URL window
Block URL frame
ByPass URL frame
Time Profile window
Add a Time Profile
15 Adding Time Profile
339
340
341
342
17 Time Profile pop-up window, Rule tab
18 Time Profile pop-up window, Redirect URL tab
19 Time Profile pop-up window, Filter Options tab
Exception URL
20 Time Profile pop-up window, Exception tab
347
Modify a Time Profile
Delete a Time Profile
Upload/Download IP Profile window
21 Upload/Download IP Profile window
Upload IP Profiles
22 Upload IP Profiles pop-up window
Download Profile
23 Download IP Profiles window
Add Sub Group
Add an IP Sub Group
Add Individual IP
Add an Individual IP Member
Delete Group
Delete a Master IP Group Profile
Paste Sub Group
Paste a Copied IP Sub Group
Sub Group
27 Group screen, Sub Group menu
Sub Group IP Group window
View IP Sub-Group Details
Add IP Sub-Group Details
29 Sub Group IP Group window, fields activated
30 Members window
Sub Group Profile window
Modify Sub-Group Members
Delete Sub Group
Delete an IP Sub-Group
Copy Sub Group
Copy an IP Sub-Group
Individual IP
31 Group screen, Individual IP menu
Member window
Enter the IP Address of the Member
Individual IP Profile window
Delete Individual IP
Delete an Individual IP Member
367
Library Lookup window
Look up a URL
Look up a Search Engine Keyword
Custom Categories
Library screen, custom library category menu
View, Edit Library Details
Library Details window
URLs window, Action tab
URLs window, View tab
Add or Remove URLs or Wildcard URLs
376
377
Upload a Master List to the Library
Upload a Master List of URLs
Library File Content/IP Lookup Options
Upload a Master List of Wildcard URLs
Upload Custom Library WildCard URL window
10 Library File Content/IP Lookup Options
382
11 URL Keywords window
384
12 Upload Library Keyword pop-up window
13 Search Engine Keywords window
387
Upload a Master List of Search Engine Keywords
Delete Category
Delete a Custom Category
Technical Support
Hours
Contact Information
Office Locations and Phone Numbers
8e6 Corporate Headquarters USA
8e6 Taiwan
Support Procedures
392
Standard Warranty
Product Warranties
Technical Support and Service
394
Extended Warranty optional
Extended Technical Support and Service
Appendix a
Filtering Profile Format and Rules
Port command codes
Filter Mode Values
Rule Criteria
Port Numbers
Category command codes
Category Codes
Filter Option codes
Quota format
Appendix B
Traveler Log Messages
Command Executed More than Once
System Command Execution
General Activity
Startup, Finish
Library Download Process
Library Update Process
Printstack Trace
Customer Feedback Module Option
Error Messages
Weekly Update 7 Days Library
Summary Messages
Full URL Library Update URLs, URL Keywords
All Library Updates includes all other msgs
IM and P2P Pattern File Update
Newsgroup Library Update News
Patch Update
Emergency Update
Search Engine Keywords Library Update
Enable block page redirection
Appendix C
Create a Custom Block
Part I Modify the ProxyBlocker
Exclude filtering server for block page IP
Option 2 Modify the ProxyBlocker console
Set up a Web server
Part II Customize the Block
Create a customized block
Show 8e6’s information in the block page optional
Part III Restart the ProxyBlocker
Implement the further option optional
Customized block page examples
Reference
Html
413
CGI written in Perl
Embed data in query string
Use Java Script to post form data
CGI
Print body\n
CGI written in C
Entries20
Entriesindex.val = char *fmakewordstdin, &, &datasize
419
Ifurlx = urly == %
421
Return Void getquerychar *paramd, char **paramv
Appendix D
Override Pop-up Blockers
If Pop-up Blocking is Enabled
Yahoo! Toolbar Pop-up Blocker
Add Override Account to the White List
Fig. D-3 Allow pop-ups from source
Fig. D-4 # blocked icon enabled
Google Toolbar Pop-up Blocker
Temporarily Disable Pop-up Blocking
AdwareSafe Pop-up Blocker
Mozilla Firefox Pop-up Blocker
Fig. D-6 Mozilla Firefox Popup Windows Preferences
Set up Pop-up Blocking
Windows XP SP2 Pop-up Blocker
Use the Internet Options dialog box
Fig. D-8 Toolbar setup
Use the IE Toolbar
Fig. D-9 Pop-up Blocker Settings
Set up the Information Bar
Access your Override Account
Use the Information Bar
Click the Information Bar for settings options
Configure ProxyBlocker for ER Reporting
Entries in the ProxyBlocker Admin console
Appendix E
Fig. E-2 Report Configuration window, Log tab
Entries in the ER Administrator console
RAID Maintenance
Appendix F
Part 1 Hardware Components
LED indicators in SL units
Part 2 Server Interface
Color Condition Description Indicator
LED
Front control panels on SL units
441
Part 3 Troubleshooting
Hard drive failure
Review the notification email
Verify the failed drive in the Admin console
Fig. F-2 Hardware Failure Detection window
Replace the failed hard drive
Power supply failure
Identify the failed power supply
Unplug the power cord
Rebuild the hard drive
Replace the failed power supply
Fan failure
Identify a fan failure
Appendix H
Glossary
449
450
451
452
453
454
Index
Numerics
456
FTP
IP 14, 245 types
459
460
NAT
P2P
463
464
465
Traveler 2, 254, 274, 400 definition
Wildcard 266, 277, 280, 369, 373, 376 window, terminology
468