User guide

Configuring WebBlocker
84 WatchGuard Firebox X Edge
How WebBlocker Works
WebBlocker uses a database of Web site addresses that is owned and
maintained by SurfControl®, a leading Web and e-mail filtering
company. The database shows the type of content found on thou-
sands of Web sites. WatchGuard puts the newest version of the
SurfControl database on the WebBlocker server at regular intervals.
When a user on your network tries to bring up a Web site, the Fire-
box® sends to the database a request for the type of content found
on the Web site. If the Web site is either not in the WatchGuard
WebBlocker database or not in a blocked category, the Web browser
opens it. Otherwise, a page appears telling the user that the site is
unavilable.
Configuring Global WebBlocker Settings
The first WebBlocker page in the Firebox® X Edge Web pages is the
WebBlocker Settings page. Use this page to:
• Activate WebBlocker
• Set the full access password
• Set the inactivity timeout
• Require that your Web users authenticate
To configure WebBlocker:
1 Type the IP address of the trusted network in your browser
window to connect to the System Status page of the Firebox X
Edge.
The default IP address is: https://192.168.111.1