Enabling Dynamic Web Content Filtering - D-Link NetDefend DFL-210 User Manual

6.3.4. Dynamic Web Content Filtering
defined with Dynamic Content Filtering enabled. This object is then associated with a Service object
and the Service object is then associated with a rule in the IP rule set to determine which traffic
should be subject to the filtering. This makes possible the setting up of a detailed filtering policy
based on the filtering parameters that are used for rules in the IP rule set.
Setting Fail Mode
The option exists to set the HTTP ALG fail mode in the same way that it can be set for some other
ALGs and it applies to WCF just as it does to functions such as Anti-Virus scanning. The fail mode
setting determines what happens when dynamic content filtering cannot function and, typically, this
is because NetDefendOS is unable to reach the external databases to perform URL lookup. Fail
mode can have one of two settings:
• Deny - If WCF is unable to function then URLs are denied if external database access to verify
them is not possible. The user will see an "Access denied" web page.
• Allow - If the external WCF database is not accessible, URLs are allowed even though they
might be disallowed if the WCF databases were accessible.
Example 6.15. Enabling Dynamic Web Content Filtering
This example shows how to setup a dynamic content filtering policy for HTTP traffic from intnet to all-nets. The
policy will be configured to block all search sites, and this example assumes that the system is using a single NAT
rule for HTTP traffic from intnet to all-nets.
CLI
(The NAT rule is called NATHttp for the CLI example)
First, create an HTTP Application Layer Gateway (ALG) Object:
gw-world:/> add ALG ALG_HTTP content_filtering WebContentFilteringMode=Enabled
Then, create a Service object using the new HTTP ALG:
gw-world:/> add ServiceTCPUDP http_content_filtering Type=TCP DestinationPorts=80
Finally, modify the NAT rule to use the new service:
gw-world:/> set IPRule NATHttp Service=http_content_filtering
Web Interface
First, create an HTTP Application Layer Gateway (ALG) Object:
1. Go to Objects > ALG > Add > HTTP ALG
2. Specify a suitable name for the ALG, for example content_filtering
3. Click the Web Content Filtering tab
4. Select Enabled in the Mode list
5. In the Blocked Categories list, select Search Sites and click the >> button.
6. Click OK
Then, create a Service object using the new HTTP ALG:
Tip
If you would like your content filtering policy to vary depending on the time of the day,
make use of a schedule object in the corresponding IP rule. For more information,
please see Section 3.6, "Schedules".
FilteringCategories=SEARCH_SITES
ALG=content_filtering
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