
Manually downloading the WebBlocker database
2In the Allowed Exceptions section, click Add to add either a network or host IP
address to be allowed at all times.
To allow a specific string for a domain, select Host Address. To allow a specific directory pattern, enter the string to be allowed.
3In the Deny Exceptions section, click Add to add either a network or an IP
address to be denied at all times.
To block a specific string to be denied for a domain, select Host Address. To block a specific directory pattern, enter the string to be blocked (for example, “*poker”).
4To remove an item from either the Allow or the Deny list, click the address. Click the corresponding Remove button.
Manually downloading the WebBlocker database
You can manually force a download of the latest blocked URL database from webblocker.watchguard.com using a DOS utility called dbfetch.
1Open an
2Change directories to the WatchGuard installation directory.
3Issue the dbfetch command. The command syntax is dbfetch
–debug — Outputs debugging information.
name or IP address — Defaults to webblocker.watchguard.com. port — Sets port number; defaults to 4103.
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