Chapter 4 Firewall

If you create a Custom Filter, can select the Create default firewall rule option to automatically generate the web filtering firewall rule. However, you will have to reposition the rule to the top of the firewall rule table after it has been generated.

STEP 5 Configure user privileges to bypass web filtering (optional).

For details, see “Create/Edit a Privilege Groups” on page 254.

Web Filtering Page

Use the Web Filtering menu page (Firewall > Web Filtering) to enable, configure and manage the Web Filter functions available on X family devices. The following figure shows the Web Filtering page.

Figure 4–5: Firewall Rules: Web Filtering: Configure Web Filter

You can complete the following tasks from the Web Filtering page:

•Enable/disable the Web Filtering subscription service

•Define the default filtering action for web filter block events

•Specify the default behavior (known as Default Rule) for managing web requests for sites that are not included in either the filters defined by the Web Filter Service filters or the URL lists defined in the Custom Filter List, or if the Web Filter Service is unavailable or unlicensed.

•Create a custom response page to display when a web request is blocked. This page is returned to the web browser that made the web request.

•Access configuration and management functions for the Web Filter Service and the Custom Filter List.

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