Chapter 25 Content Filtering

25.2 Content Filter

Use this screen to restrict web features, add keywords for blocking and designate a trusted computer. Click Security > Content Filter to open the Content Filter screen.

Figure 122 Security > Content Filter

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 77 Security > Content Filter

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Trusted IP Setup

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

 

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.

 

 

ActiveXA 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.

 

 

JavaA programming language and development environment for building

 

downloadable Web components or Internet and intranet business applications

 

of all kinds.

 

 

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

 

 

Web ProxyA 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 NBG4615 can block Web sites with URLs that contain certain keywords in

Keyword Blockingthe 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.

 

 

 

191

NBG4615 User’s Guide