Configuring Web Content

This section describes the configuration of web content. Based on the conditions of users, schedules, websites, and network behaviors, the administrators can create proper web content rules. And the system will deal with the matched traffic according to the configurations.

Creating a Web Content Rule

To create a web content rule ,take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > Web Content to visit the web content page.
2. Click New.
3. Specify the name of the rule in the Name box.
4. In the Match Conditions group box, specify the conditions for the rule. The conditions include destination zone, user, and schedule.

   Item	Description
   Dst zone	Specifies the destination zone for the rule.
   User	Specifies the user for the rule. It can be address entry, IP address, IP range, role, user, or user group. The default user is Any, which means all users. Click the corresponding Choose to configure the user condition. Specify the user type in the Type option. It can be one the the following types: Src address or User. Click the option button of the wanted type and finish the related settings. Src address: Use the Src address type. The member of it can be address entry, IP, and IP range. If Address entry is selected, select the address entry from the Address entry drop-down list or select New addressbook to create a new address entry in the Address Entry Configuration dialog; if IP is selected, type the IP address and netmask into the IP address box; If IP range is selected, specify the IP range in the IP range box. User: Use the User type. The member of it can be role, user, and user group. Select the member type from the User type drop-down list. If Role is selected, select the wanted role from the Role drop-down list; If User is selected, select the AAA server from the AAA server drop-down list and then select the user name from the User drop-down list; If User group is selected, select the AAA server from the AAA server drop-down list and then select the user group name from the Group drop-down list. Click Add to add the configured users into the system. And the added users will be shown in the list below. To delete users, select the check box of the users, and then click Delete. Click OK to save the changes and return to the previous dialog.
   Schedule	Specifies the rule of the rule. The rule will take effect in the duration defined by the schedule. By default, no schedule is specified, and the rule is available all the time. Click the corresponding Choose button to select schedules in the Schedule dialog. Select the check boxes of the wanted schedules in the list or create new schedules by click the New button. For more information about schedules, see Configuring Schedules.

5. In the Action group box, specify the controlled contents (keyword categories) and actions (block, log, or record contents).

   Controlled contents

   Description

   Keyword category

   Control the access to the web pages those contain the specified keywords. The options are: New: Creates new keyword categories. For more information about keyword category, see Keyword Category. Edit: Edits selected keyword category. Keyword category: Shows the name of configured keyword categories. Block: Select the check box to block the web pages containing the corresponding keywords. Log: Select the check box to record log messages when visiting the web pages containing the corresponding keywords. Record contents: Select the check box to record the keyword context. This option is available only when the device has a storage media (SD card, U disk, or storage module) with the NBC license installed.

6. By default, the rule will be available for all the websites. You can specify to make the rule onle take effect to part of the websites.
   1. Click All websites of the Apply to URL category option to specify the website range in the Control Range Configuration dialog.
   2. Select check boxes of the URL categories to be controlled.
   3. Click OK to save the changes and return to the previous dialog.
7. Click OK to save the changes and return to the previous page.

If necessary, you can go on to configure the functions of URL Lookup , SSL Proxy, Warning Page, Bypass Domain, and User Exception.

Editing/Deleting Web Content Rules

To edit/delete the web content rules, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > Web Content to visit the web content page.
2. Select the the web content rule you want to edit/delete from the list, and then click Edit/Delete.

Enabling/Disabling Web Content Rules

By default, the web content rule will take effect as soon as it is created. You can make the rule unavailable to the traffic by disabling it.

To enable/disable the web content rule, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > Web Content to visit the web content page.
2. Select the the web content rule you want to enable/disable from the list, and then click Enable/Disable.

Adjusting the Priority of Web Content Rules

The system takes the first-hit-first-serve method for the rules. And for the position of the rules, the upper it is, the higher the priority is. If two rules have the same conditions, the rule with higher priority will be matched. You can adjust the priority of the rules by moving their positions.

Adjusting the priority of the rules, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > Web Content to visit the web content page.
2. Click the Priority button.
3. In the Adjust Priority dialog, select a rule and then click the buttons on the right to move the rule.

   Item	Description
   Up	Move up one position.
   Down	Move down one position.
   Top	Move to the top.
   Bottom	Move to the bottom.

4. Click OK to save the changes and return to the previous page.

Viewing Details of Web Content Rules

To view details of the web content rules, take the following steps:

1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > Web Content to visit the web content page.
2. In the rule list, click the name of the rule, and you can get the detailed information of the rule in the Details dialog.