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Content Filtering

32.1 Overview

Use the content filtering feature to control access to specific web sites or web content.

32.1.1What You Can Do in this Chapter

•Use the General screens (Section 32.2 on page 535) to configure global content filtering settings, configure content filtering policies, and check the content filtering license status.

•Use the Filter Profile screens (Section 32.4 on page 540) to set up content filtering profiles.

32.1.2What You Need to Know

Content Filtering

Content filtering allows you to block certain web features, such as cookies, and/or block access to specific web sites. It can also block access to specific categories of web site content. You can create different content filter policies for different addresses, schedules, users or groups and content filter profiles. For example, you can configure one policy that blocks John Doe’s access to arts and entertainment web pages during the workday and another policy that lets him access them after work.

Content Filtering Policies

A content filtering policy allows you to do the following.

•Use schedule objects to define when to apply a content filter profile.

•Use address and/or user/group objects to define to whose web access to apply the content filter profile.

•Apply a content filter profile that you have custom-tailored.

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