ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide
Content Filtering Screens 12-13
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.