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to this website has been denied. If you do not agree with this site being blocked, please contact extension 1234”.

To customize the response using the Web interface:

1Click Device View on the Toolbar.

2Select System ->Caching ->Customize Response in the Navigation Tree.

3Enter up to 512 characters of text or HTML code in the Add This Text field that you want to add to the response screen that informs the end user that access has been denied. The text or HTML that you enter will be appended to the standard text that appears, which is “You are not authorized to view this page”. You cannot change or delete this standard text.

4If you want to view your changes before saving them to check that your text or HTML is correct, click Preview.

Click OK to save the text or HTML code that you have entered.

There is a default option in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and later versions that will cause a “friendly HTTP error message” to be displayed when a Web site is blocked, rather than the response page generated by the Webcache. You can turn this setting off by selecting Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced and unchecking Show friendly HTTP error messages. The response page generated by the Webcache will never be displayed by Internet Explorer if you do not change this setting. The following Microsoft knowledgebase article describes the use of friendly HTTP-status error messages:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q218/1/55.A

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What is Web Client Web Client Blocking allows you to control which client machines in your

Blocking?network can access the Web through the Webcache. If you enable Web Client Blocking, you can enter the static IP addresses or IP address ranges of client machines that you want to allow access to the Web through the Webcache. Web access from all other client machines will be denied by the Webcache.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers can be used with

Web Client Blocking in two ways: