Advanced Configuration
After you initially set up and configure your SonicWALL CSM, these are the key steps you take to provide content filtering to your LAN:
1.Organize your Web Filters and determine the content filtering needs for each Category Set. These can be local users, RADIUS users, or Active Directory users.
2.Create content filtering policies using the default categories, custom categories and web risks. You can create new policies or modify the twelve default policies.
3.Assemble the policies into Category Sets to meet the needs of each user.
4.Apply the appropriate Category Set.
5.Determine if any of your users have content filtering needs different from the needs of the Category Set they belong to, and assign an appropriate policy or Category Set to each exceptional user.
6.Determine the application filtering needs of your LAN and configure application filters. For example, do you want to block instant messaging or streaming video?
7.Create usage reports using the SonicWALL ViewPoint application (available for download from <https://www.mysonicwall.com>).
8.If you are protecting multiple subnets, create static routes between the SonicWALL CSM and servers in the different subnets.
Note: For more information on these advanced configuration procedures, refer to the SonicOS CF 2.5 Administrator’s Guide.
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