Web Filtering

For details, see the following topics:

•“Web Filter General Configuration Parameters” on page 89

•“Configure Web filtering” on page 89

•“Web Filter Service” on page 90

•“Custom Filter List” on page 92

Web Filtering General Configuration Parameters

The following table describes the general configuration parameters to enable and configure the Web Filter functions available on X family devices. In addition to these parameters, you must also make sure that the device has the following items configured: a valid DNS server and default gateway (Network > Configuration), and the web filter firewall rules (Firewall > Firewall Rules).

Table 4–7: Web Filter General Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

Configure Web

Determines whether the Web Filter Service is enabled or disabled. If the service

Filter

is enabled, specify the Default Server for my region. The License Status field

 

indicates the status of the licensed for the Web Filter Service. To configure the

 

Web Filter Service filters, use the Web Filtering Service tab.

 

 

Filtering

Determines the system logging behavior for web requests blocked by filters in the

Action

Web Filtering Service or the Custom Filters List.

 

 

Default Rule

If web filtering is enabled, these options determine how the device handles web

 

requests for sites that are not covered by filters in the Web Filter Service or the

 

Custom Filter list. The following options are available:

 

• Allow unclassified or unknown sites.

 

• Filter (Block) unclassified or unknown sites

 

 

Custom

Specifies a custom message that will be added to the standard access blocked

Response Page

Web page that displays when a web request is blocked by a web filter.

 

You can use the following custom tags in the message:

 

• %category% to display the category the blocked page falls under

 

• %url% to display the URL of the blocked page

 

 

Configure Web filtering

STEP 1

STEP 2

From the LSM menu, select Firewall Rules > Web Filtering.

To use the Web Filtering Service, check Enable Web Filter Service.

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