ZyXEL Communications Internet Security Gateway ZyWALL 2 Series User Manual

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ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

Content Filtering Screens

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Table 12-2 Content Filter : Categories

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Software Downloads Selecting this category excludes pages that are dedicated to the electronic

download of software packages, whether for payment or at no charge.

Pay to Surf Selecting this category excludes pages that pay users in the form of cash or

prizes, for clicking on or reading specific links, email, or web pages.

For Kids Selecting this category excludes pages designed specifically for children.

Web Advertisements Selecting this category excludes pages that provide online advertisements or

banners. This does not include advertising servers that serve adult-oriented
advertisements.

Web Hosting Selecting this category excludes pages of organizations that provide top-level

domain pages, as well as web communities or hosting services.

Advanced/Basic Click Advanced to see an expanded list of categories, or click Basic to see a

smaller list.

Test Web Site Attribute

Test if Web site is blocked You can check whether or not the content filter currently blocks any given web

page. Enter a web site address in the text box.

Test Against Local Cache Click this button to test whether or not the web site above is saved in the

ZyWALL’s database of restricted web pages.

Test Against Internet Server Click this button to test whether or not the web site above is saved in the

external content filter server’s database of restricted web pages.

Registration and Reports

Registration Status

This read-only field displays Registered if you have successfully registered
the ZyWALL for category-based content filtering (using an external database).

This field displays Unregistered if you have not successfully registered the
ZyWALL or your registration has expired.

This field only displays whether or not you have

successfully registered, not whether or not content

filtering is active. See section 12.4 for how to check the

content filtering activation.

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