Content Filtering And Optimizing Scans; About Content Filtering And Scans - NETGEAR STM150 Appliance Reference Manual

Content Filtering and Optimizing Scans

This chapter describes how to apply the content filtering features of the STM and how to optimize
scans to protect your network. This chapter contains the following sections:
•

"About Content Filtering and Scans"

• "Configuring E-mail Protection" on page
• "Configuring Web and Services Protection" on page
• "Configuring Application Control" on page
• "Setting Scanning Exclusions and Web Access Exceptions" on page
About Content Filtering and Scans
The STM provides very extensive Web content and e-mail content filtering options, Web browsing
activity reporting, e-mail anti-virus and anti-spam options, and instant alerts via e-mail. You can
establish restricted Web access policies that are based on the time-of-day, Web addresses, and Web
address keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and services, such as instant
messaging and peer to peer file sharing clients.
Note: For information about how to monitor blocked content and malware in real-time,
see "Monitoring Real-Time Traffic, Security, Statistics, and Web Usage" on
page 6-10. For information about how to view blocked content and malware in the
logs, see
quarantined content, see
33.
on this page.
"Querying the Logs" on page
"Viewing and Managing the Quarantine Files" on page 6-
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Chapter 4
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