User's Manual

C HAPTER 7 | Services
URL Blocking
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URL BLOCKING
By filtering inbound Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) the risk of
compromising the network can be reduced. URLs are commonly used to
point to websites. By specifying a URL or a keyword contained in a URL
traffic from that site may be blocked.
Figure 41: URL Blocking Settings
The following items are displayed on this page:
◆ URL Blocking Capability — Enables or disables URL blocking.
(Default: Enabled)
◆ Apply Changes — Implements the selected URL blocking.
◆ Keyword — Specifies a string that traffic is to be blocked from. May be
in the form of a text or number string with no spaces.
◆ Add Keyword — Adds a defined URL keyword to the blocking table.