Webblocker categories – WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard SOHO and SOHO | tc User Manual

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4

Enable the checkbox labeled Enable Web Blocking.

This turns on SOHO WebBlocker.

5

Enter the full access password.

The full access password gives selected users a password that bypasses

otherwise blocked sites.

6

Enter the password expiration duration in minutes.

Setting the full access password expiration at, for example, 15 minutes,

ensures that unattended Web browsers will be disconnected after sitting

idle for 15 minutes. This ensures that only the individuals chosen to use the

full access password will be able to browse otherwise blocked sites.

7

Create your organization’s browsing profile.

Enable the checkboxes for the categories to which you want to deny

access.

8

Click the Submit button to register your changes.

Submitting the page alters your configuration file to turn on WebBlocker

and block users from accessing Web sites that match the categories you

checked in Step 7.

WebBlocker categories

WebBlocker relies on a URL database built and maintained by
SurfControl. The Firebox automatically and regularly downloads a
current version of the WebBlocker database from the WatchGuard
Web site to your log host. The Firebox then copies the new version
into memory. This process ensures the most up-to-date Web
filtering and blocking capabilities.
SurfControl constantly searches the Internet to update the list of
blocked sites. The WebBlocker database contains the following 14
categories.

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