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Chapter 11

Web Interface

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Figure 11.8

Current web restrictions and rules

11.4 User preferences

The Preferences tab allows setting of custom web content filtering and preferred language for

the web interface. If user account is created in the WinRoute’s internal database (see chap-

ter

15

), user can use preferences also to change password.

Content filtering options

The upper section of the page enables to permit or deny particular items of web pages.

Content filter options

If the checkbox under a filter is enabled, this feature will be available (it will not be

blocked by the firewall).

If a certain feature is disabled in the parameters of a user account (see chapter

15.1

),

a corresponding item within this page is inactive (user cannot change settings of the

item). Users are only allowed to make the settings more restrictive. In other words, users

cannot enable an HTML item denied by the administrators for themselves.

Java applets <applet> HTML tag blocking

ActiveX Microsoft ActiveX features (this technology enables, for example, exe-

cution of applications at client hosts)

This option blocks <object> and <embed> HTML tags

Scripts — <script> HTML tag blocking (commands of JavaScript, VBScript, etc.)

Pop-up windows — automatic opening of new windows in the browser (usually

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