Chapter 31 Content Filtering

Table 174 Anti-X > Content Filter > Filter Profile > Add (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Unrated Web Pages

Select Block to prevent users from accessing web pages that the

 

external web filtering service has not categorized.

 

When the external database content filtering blocks access to a web

 

page, it displays the denied access message that you configured in the

 

Content Filter General screen along with the category of the blocked

 

web page.

 

Select Log to record attempts to access web pages that are not

 

categorized.

 

 

When Content Filter

Select Block to block access to any requested web page if the external

Category Server Is

content filtering database is unavailable. The following are possible

Unavailable

causes:

 

There is no response from the external content filtering server within the

 

time period specified in the Content Filter Server Unavailable Timeout

 

field.

 

The ZyWALL is not able to resolve the domain name of the external

 

content filtering database.

 

There is an error response from the external content filtering database.

 

This can be caused by an expired content filtering registration (External

 

content filtering’s license key is invalid”).

 

Select Log to record attempts to access web pages that occur when the

 

external content filtering database is unavailable.

 

 

Content Filter Category

Specify a number of seconds (1 to 60) for the ZyWALL to wait for a

Service Timeout

response from the external content filtering server. If there is still no

 

response by the time this period expires, the ZyWALL blocks or allows

 

access to the requested web page based on the setting in the Block

 

When Content Filter Server Is Unavailable field.

 

This setting applies to all of your content filtering profiles.

 

 

Select Categories

 

 

 

Advanced/Basic

Click Advanced to see an expanded list of categories, or click Basic to

 

see a smaller list.

 

 

Select All Categories

Select this check box to restrict access to all site categories listed below.

 

 

Clear All Categories

Select this check box to clear the selected categories below.

 

 

Adult/Mature Content

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain material of adult

 

nature that does not necessarily contain excessive violence, sexual

 

content, or nudity. These pages include very profane or vulgar content

 

and pages that are not appropriate for children.

 

 

Pornography

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain sexually explicit

 

material for the purpose of arousing a sexual or prurient interest.

 

 

Sex Education

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide graphic information

 

(sometimes graphic) on reproduction, sexual development, safe sex

 

practices, sexuality, birth control, and sexual development. It also

 

includes pages that offer tips for better sex as well as products used for

 

sexual enhancement.

 

 

Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain images or offer the

 

sale of swimsuits or intimate apparel or other types of suggestive

 

clothing. It does not include pages selling undergarments as a

 

subsection of other products offered.

 

 

Nudity

Selecting this category excludes pages containing nude or seminude

 

depictions of the human body. These depictions are not necessarily

 

sexual in intent or effect, but may include pages containing nude

 

paintings or photo galleries of artistic nature. This category also includes

 

nudist or naturist pages that contain pictures of nude individuals.

 

 

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