User guide

Chapter 16: Controlling Web Site Access
218 WatchGuard Firebox System
WFS under high load conditions, consider installing the WebBlocker
server on a dedicated server running Windows NT 4.0. or Windows 2000.
To install the WebBlocker server on a dedicated platform, rerun the setup
program on the dedicated server and–on the Select Components
screen–unselect all components except the WebBlocker server.
You must start the WebBlocker server for WebBlocker requests from the
Firebox to be processed.
Downloading the database using WebBlocker Utility
After you install the WebBlocker server, you are asked whether you want
to run the WebBlocker utility. Click Yes. The WebBlocker Utility dialog
box appears, as shown in the following figure. Select Download Database
to download the current database.
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The WebBlocker database is over 60 MB in size and may take 30 minutes
or more to download.
You can run the WebBlocker utility at any time to:
• Download a new version of the database.
• View the current database status
• Upload the database
• View the current WebBlocker server status