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The Customize page allows you to customize your URL List by manually entering domain names or keywords to be blocked or allowed.
You can customize your URL list to include Allowed Domains, Forbidden Domains, and Keywords. By customizing your URL list, you can include specific domains to be allowed (accessed), forbidden (blocked), and include specific keywords to be used to block sites. Select the checkbox Enable Allowed/Forbidden Domains to activate this feature.
To allow access to a Web site that is blocked by the Content Filter List, enter the host name, such as “www.ok-site.com”, into the Allowed Domains fields. 256 entries can be added to the Allowed Domains list.
To block a Web site that is not blocked by the Content Filter List, enter the host name, such as “www.bad-site.com” into the Forbidden Domains field. 256 entries can be added to the Forbidden Domains list.
Alert!
Do not include the prefix “http://” in either the Allowed Domains or
Forbidden Domains fields. All subdomains are affected. For example, entering
“yahoo.com” applies to “mail.yahoo.com” and “my.yahoo.com”.
To remove a trusted or forbidden domain, select it from the appropriate list, and click Delete Domain. Once the domain has been deleted, a message is displayed at the bottom of the Web browser window.
To enable blocking using Keywords, select the Enable Keyword Blocking check box.
Enter the keyword to block in the Add Keyword field, and click Update. Once the keyword has been added, a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
To remove a keyword, select it from the list and click Delete Keyword. Once the keyword has been removed, a message confirming the update is displayed at the bottom of the browser window.
Tip!
Customized domains do not have to be re-entered when the Content Filter List
is updated each week and do not require a URL list subscription.
To deactivate Custom Filter customization, clear the Enable Allowed/Forbidden Domains, and click Update. This option allows you to enable and disable customization without removing and re-entering custom domains.
Select the Enable Keyword Blocking if you want to block Web traffic based on your list of customized keywords.
When the Disable Web traffic except for Allowed Domains check box is selected, the SonicWALL only allows Web access to sites on the Allowed Domains list. With careful screening, this can be nearly 100% effective at blocking pornography and other objectionable material.
The Time of Day feature allows you to define specific times when Content Filtering is enforced. For example, you could configure the SonicWALL to filter employee Internet access during normal business hours, but allow unrestricted access at night and on weekends.
Tip!
Time of Day restrictions only apply to the Content Filter List, Customized
blocking and Keyword blocking. Restrict Web Features are not affected.
Always - When selected, Content Filtering is enforced at all times.
From - When selected, Content Filtering is enforced during the time and days specified. Enter the time period, in 24-hour format, and select the starting and ending day of the week that Content Filtering is enforced.