Chapter 12 Content Filtering Screens

Figure 152 SECURITY > CONTENT FILTER > Policy

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 57 SECURITY > CONTENT FILTER > Policy

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Content Filter Storage

This bar displays the percentage of the ZyWALL’s content filter policies

Space in Use

storage space that is currently in use. When the storage space is almost

 

full, you should consider deleting unnecessary content filter policies

 

before adding more.

 

 

The following fields summarize the content filter policies you have created.

 

 

+/-

In the heading row, click + to expand or - to collapse the Group Address

 

drop down lists for all of the displayed rules.

 

 

#

This is the content filter policy number. The ordering of your policies is

 

important as rules are applied in turn. Click + to expand or - to collapse

 

the Group Address drop down list.

 

 

Name

This is the name of the content filter policy.

 

 

Active

This field displays whether a content filter policy is turned on (Y) or not

 

(N). Click the setting to change it.

 

 

Group Address

This drop-down list box displays the source (user) addresses or ranges of

 

addresses to which the content filter policy applies. Please note that a

 

blank source or destination address is equivalent to Any.

 

 

Modify

Click the general icon to restrict web features and edit the source (user)

 

addresses or ranges of addresses to which the content filter policy

 

applies.

 

Click the external database icon to edit which web features and content

 

categories the content filter policy blocks.

 

Click the customization icon to configure the policy’s list of good (allowed)

 

web site addresses and a list of bad (blocked) web site addresses. You

 

can also block web sites based on whether the web site’s address

 

contains a keyword.

 

Click the schedule icon to set for which days and times the policy applies.

 

Click the delete icon to remove the content filter policy. You cannot delete

 

the default policy. A window display asking you to confirm that you want

 

to delete the policy. Note that subsequent policies move up by one when

 

you take this action.

 

 

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