User guide

User Guide 207
WebBlocker
About WebBlocker categories
The WebBlocker database contains nine category groups, with 54 website categories.
A web site is added to a category when the contents of the web site meet the correct criteria. Web sites that
give opinions or educational material about the subject matter of the category are not included. For example,
the Illegal Drugs category denies sites that tell how to use marijuana. They do not deny sites with information
about the historical use of marijuana.
The Other category includes new sites and categories released by SurfControl that are not yet part of a Firebox
X Edge software update. The Uncategorized category includes sites that do not meet the criteria for any
other category.
See whether a site is categorized
To see whether WebBlocker denies access to a web site as part of a category block, go to the Filter Testing and
Submissions form on the SurfControl web site.
1. Open a web browser and go to http://mtas.surfcontrol.com/mtas/WatchGuardTest-a-Site.asp
.
The WatchGuard Test-a-Site page appears.
2. Type the URL or IP address of the site to check.
3. Click Test Site.
The WatchGuard Test-a-Site Results page appears.