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Web filtering Exempt URL list

Figure 41: Example script filter settings to block Java applets and ActiveX

Exempt URL list

Add URLs to the exempt URL list to allow legitimate traffic that might otherwise be blocked by content or URL blocking. For example, if content blocking is set to block pornography-related words and a reputable website runs a story on pornography, web pages from the reputable website would be blocked. Adding the address of the reputable website to the exempt URL list allows the content of the website to bypass content blocking.

Note: Content downloaded from exempt web pages is not blocked or scanned by antivirus protection.

Adding URLs to the exempt URL list

1Go to Web Filter > Exempt URL.

2Select New to add an item to the exempt URL list.

3Type the URL to exempt.

Type a complete URL, including path and filename, to exempt access to a page on a website. For example, www.goodsite.com/index.html exempts access to the main page of this example website. You can also add IP addresses; for example, 122.63.44.67/index.html exempts access to the main web page at this address. Do not include http:// in the URL to exempt.

Exempting a top-level URL, such as www.goodsite.com, exempts all requested subpages (for example, www.goodsite.com/badpage) from all content and URL filtering rules.

Note: Exempting a top-level URL does not exempt pages such as mail.goodsite.com from all content and URL filtering rules unless goodsite.com (without the www) is added to the exempt URL list.

4Select Enable to exempt the URL.

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