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Web Content Filtering Policies

The ability to perform web content filtering has been added to Capture Client’s policy management. You can configure policies that allow or block access to various websites. This allows endpoint security and content filtering to be managed from the same management console, simplifying administration. The feature also includes web-activity reporting for easier monitoring.

To Configure Web Content Filtering policy

  1. Navigate to Policies > Web Content Filtering.
  2. Select appropriate scope from the Scope selector.
  3. Enable Enable Web Content Filtering option.
  4. Select the web categories that you wish to block from the protected devices that are associated with the web content filtering policy.
  5. To perform advanced settings, click Manage advanced settings.
  6. Do the following in the ADVANCED SETTINGS section:

    1. To choose to rely on SonicWall Firewall, enable Enforce behind SonicWall Firewall.

      By default, the option is disabled, hence Web Content Filtering is based on the configured web content filtering policy.

    2. For websites that are blocked as per the policy, define the type of block page used:
      • Use default block page

      • Define a custom block page

        To use a custom block page, click Edit custom block page and upload an HTML file by dropping it in the BLOCK PAGE EDITOR window, or select a file manually, and then click Save changes.

  7. You can perform the following Custom Settings to set up the following:
    • Allowed web domains – To only allow the URLs that belong to the domains you specify, add the web domains in the Allowed web domains field.
    • Forbidden web domains – To block URLs that belong to the domains you specify, add the web domains in the Allowed web domains field .
    • Forbidden URL Keywords – To block URLs that contain the keywords you specify, add the keywords in the Forbidden URL Keywords field.
    • Allowed process paths – To only allow the paths that you specify, add the path in the Allowed process paths field.
  8. Enable/disable these options as needed:
    • Block all unauthorized processes
    • Enable Block request by default when category cannot be determined
    • Show notification when accessing a malware site
    • Force SafeSearch on supported search engines
    • Filter requests to localhost
  9. Click Update to save your changes.
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