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This chapter covers how to use the content filter feature to control web access. See Section

5.4.17on page 120 for related information on these screens.

31.1Content Filter Overview

Content filter 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.

31.1.1 Content Filter Policies

A content filter 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.

31.1.2Content Filter Profiles

A content filter profile conveniently stores your custom settings for the following features.

31.1.2.1 Category-based Blocking

The ZyWALL can block access to particular categories of web site content, such as pornography or racial intolerance.

31.1.2.2 Restrict Web Features

The ZyWALL can disable web proxies and block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies.

31.1.2.3 Customize Web Site Access

You can specify URLs to which the ZyWALL blocks access. You can alternatively block access to all URLs except ones that you specify. You can also have the ZyWALL block access to URLs that contain particular keywords.

 

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