Web Filter Web content filter
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Viewing the web content filter list catalog
You can add multiple web content filter lists and then select the best web content filter list
for each protection profile. To view the web content filter list catalog, go to UTM >
Web Filter > Web Content Filter. To view any individual web content filter list, select the
edit icon for the list you want to see.
Figure 327: Sample web content filter list catalog
Select web content filter lists in protection profiles. For more information, see “Web
Filtering options” on page 493.
Creating a new web content filter list
To add a web content filter list to the web content filter list catalog go to UTM > Web Filter
> Web Content Filter. Select Create New.
Figure 328: New Web Content Filter list dialog box
Viewing the web content filter list
With web content filter enabled, every requested web page is checked against the content
filter list. The score value of each pattern appearing on the page is added, and if the total
is greater than the threshold value set in the protection profile, the page is blocked. The
score for a pattern is applied only once even if it appears on the page multiple times.
To view the web content filter list go to UTM > Web Filter > Web Content Filter and select
the Edit icon of the web content filter list you want to view.
Create New Select to add a new web content filter list to the catalog.
Name The available web content filter lists.
# Entries The number of content patterns in each web content filter list.
Profiles The protection profiles each web content filter list has been applied to.
Comment Optional description of each web content filter list. The comment text must be
less than 63 characters long. Otherwise, it will be truncated. Spaces will also
be replaced by the plus sign ( + ).
Delete icon Select to remove the web content filter list from the catalog. The delete icon is
only available if the web content filter list is not selected in any protection
profiles.
Edit icon Select to edit the web content filter list, list name, or list comment.
Name Enter the name of the new list.
Comment Enter a comment to describe the list, if required.