User Guide

Page 12 SonicWALL Internet Security Appliance User’s Guide
Content Filtering
• SonicWALL Content Filtering Overview
You can use the SonicWALL Web content filtering to enforce your company's Internet
access policies. The SonicWALL blocks specified categories, such as violence or nudity,
using an optional Content Filter List. Users on your network can bypass the Content
Filter List by authenticating with a unique user name and password.
• Content Filter List Updates (optional)
Since content on the Internet is constantly changing, the SonicWALL automatically
updates the optional Content Filter List every week to ensure that access restrictions
to new and relocated websites and newsgroups are properly enforced.
• Log and Block or Log Only
You can configure the SonicWALL to log and block access to objectional Web sites, or
to log inappropriate usage without blocking Web access.
• Filter Protocols
In addition to filtering access to Web sites, the SonicWALL can also block Newsgroups,
ActiveX, Java, Cookies, and Web Proxies.
Logging and Reporting
• Log Categories
You can select the information you wish to display in the SonicWALL event log. You can
view the event log from the SonicWALL Web Management Interface or receive the log
as an e-mail file.
• Syslog Server Support
In addition to the standard screen log, the SonicWALL can write extremely detailed
event log information to an external Syslog server. Syslog is the industry-standard
method to capture information about network activity.
• ViewPoint Reporting
Monitoring critical network events and activity, such as security threats, inappropriate
Web use, and bandwidth levels, is an essential component of network security.
SonicWALL ViewPoint compliments the SonicWALL security features by providing
detailed and comprehensive reports of network activity.
SonicWALL ViewPoint is a software application that creates dynamic, Web-based
network reports. ViewPoint reporting generates both real-time and historical reports to
offer a complete view of all activity through your SonicWALL Internet security
appliance.
• E-mail Alerts
The SonicWALL can be configured to send alerts of high-priority events, such as
attacks, system errors, and blocked Web sites. When these events occur, alerts can be
immediately sent to an e-mail address or e-mail pager.
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