Chapter 12 Content Filtering

Figure 72 Content Filter: Filter

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 48 Content Filter: Filter

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Trusted Computer

To enable this feature, type an IP address of any one of the computers in your

IP Address

network that you want to have as a trusted computer. This allows the trusted

 

computer to have full access to all features that are configured to be blocked by

 

content filtering.

 

Leave this field blank to have no trusted computers.

 

 

Restrict Web

Select the box(es) to restrict a feature. When you download a page containing a

Features

restricted feature, that part of the web page will appear blank or grayed out.

 

 

ActiveX

A tool for building dynamic and active Web pages and distributed object

 

applications. When you visit an ActiveX Web site, ActiveX controls are

 

downloaded to your browser, where they remain in case you visit the site again.

 

 

Java

A programming language and development environment for building

 

downloadable Web components or Internet and intranet business applications of

 

all kinds.

 

 

Cookies

Used by Web servers to track usage and provide service based on ID.

 

 

Web Proxy

A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet to provide

 

security, administrative control, and caching service. When a proxy server is

 

located on the WAN it is possible for LAN users to circumvent content filtering by

 

pointing to this proxy server.

 

 

Enable URL

The ZyXEL Device can block Web sites with URLs that contain certain keywords

Keyword Blocking

in the domain name or IP address. For example, if the keyword "bad" was

 

enabled, all sites containing this keyword in the domain name or IP address will

 

be blocked, e.g., URL http://www.website.com/bad.html would be blocked. Select

 

this check box to enable this feature.

 

 

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