Content Access Control - Content Filter

Use this screen to enable content filtering and to configure URL keyword blocking for a user group.

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Pre-defined Web Content Categories

Enable Predefined Web Content Categories to have the Prestige check an external database to find to which category a requested web page belongs. The Prestige then blocks or forwards access to the web page depending on the configuration of the rest of this page.

Enable

This field is applicable when you have successfully registered for and activated the content filtering services. Refer to the User's Guide for more information.

Select this option to start using the external content filtering service on the Prestige.

Log Matched Web Site
Select this option to record attempts to access prohibited web pages.

Select Blocked Categories

Use this section to prevent users from accessing web pages that match the categories that you select below.

Select All

Select this check box to restrict access to all site categories listed below.

Clear All

Select this check box to clear the selected categories below.

Adult/Mature Content

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain material of adult nature that does not necessarily contain excessive violence, sexual content, or nudity. These pages include very profane or vulgar content and pages that are not appropriate for children.

Pornography

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain sexually explicit material for the purpose of arousing a sexual or prurient interest.

Sex Education

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide graphic information (sometimes graphic) on reproduction, sexual development, safe sex practices, sexuality, birth control, and sexual development. It also includes pages that offer tips for better sex as well as products used for sexual enhancement.

Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit

Selecting this category excludes pages that contain images or offer the sale of swimsuits or intimate apparel or other types of suggestive clothing. It does not include pages selling undergarments as a subsection of other products offered.

Nudity

Selecting this category excludes pages containing nude or seminude depictions of the human body. These depictions are not necessarily sexual in intent or effect, but may include pages containing nude paintings or photo galleries of artistic nature. This category also includes nudist or naturist pages that contain pictures of nude individuals.

Alcohol/Tobacco

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or offer the sale alcohol/tobacco products, or provide the means to create them. It also includes pages that glorify, tout, or otherwise encourage the consumption of alcohol/tobacco. It does not include pages that sell alcohol or tobacco as a subset of other products.

Illegal/Questionable

Selecting this category excludes pages that advocate or give advice on performing illegal acts such as service theft, evading law enforcement, fraud, burglary techniques and plagiarism. It also includes pages that provide or sell questionable educational materials, such as term papers.

Gambling

Selecting this category excludes pages where a user can place a bet or participate in a betting pool (including lotteries) online. It also includes pages that provide information, assistance, recommendations, or training on placing bets or participating in games of chance. It does not include pages that sell gambling related products or machines. It also does not include pages for offline casinos and hotels (as long as those pages do not meet one of the above requirements).

Violence/Hate/Racism

Selecting this category excludes pages that depict extreme physical harm to people or property, or that advocate or provide instructions on how to cause such harm. It also includes pages that advocate, depict hostility or aggression toward, or denigrate an individual or group on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, or other characteristics.

Weapons

Selecting this category excludes pages that sell, review, or describe weapons such as guns, knives or martial arts devices, or provide information on their use, accessories, or other modifications. It does not include pages that promote collecting weapons, or groups that either support or oppose weapons use.

Abortion

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information or arguments in favor of or against abortion, describe abortion procedures, offer help in obtaining or avoiding abortion, or provide information on the effects, or lack thereof, of abortion.

Arts/Entertainment

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote and provide information about motion pictures, videos, television, music and programming guides, books, comics, movie theatres, galleries, artists or reviews on entertainment.

Business/Economy

Selecting this category excludes pages devoted to business firms, business information, economics, marketing, business management and entrepreneurship. This does not include pages that perform services that are defined in another category (such as Information Technology companies, or companies that sell travel services).

Cult/Occult

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or offer methods, means of instruction, or other resources to affect or influence real events through the use of spells, curses, magic powers and satanic or supernatural beings.

Illegal Drugs

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote, offer, sell, supply, encourage or otherwise advocate the illegal use, cultivation, manufacture, or distribution of drugs, pharmaceuticals, intoxicating plants or chemicals and their related paraphernalia.

Education

Selecting this category excludes pages that offer educational information, distance learning and trade school information or programs. It also includes pages that are sponsored by schools, educational facilities, faculty, or alumni groups.

Cultural Institutions

Selecting this category excludes pages sponsored by cultural institutions, or those that provide information about museums, galleries, and theaters (not movie theaters). It includes groups such as 4H and the Boy Scouts of America.

Financial Services

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide or advertise banking services (online or offline) or other types of financial information, such as loans. It does not include pages that offer market information, brokerage or trading services.

Brokerage/Trading

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide or advertise trading of securities and management of investment assets (online or offline). It also includes insurance pages, as well as pages that offer financial investment strategies, quotes, and news.

Games

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information and support game playing or downloading, video games, computer games, electronic games, tips, and advice on games or how to obtain cheat codes. It also includes pages dedicated to selling board games as well as journals and magazines dedicated to game playing. It includes pages that support or host online sweepstakes and giveaways.

Government/Legal

Selecting this category excludes pages sponsored by or which provide information on government, government agencies and government services such as taxation and emergency services. It also includes pages that discuss or explain laws of various governmental entities.

Military

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or provide information on military branches or armed services.

Political/Activist Groups

Selecting this category excludes pages sponsored by or which provide information on political parties, special interest groups, or any organization that promotes change or reform in public policy, public opinion, social practice, or economic activities.

Health

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide advice and information on general health such as fitness and well-being, personal health or medical services, drugs, alternative and complimentary therapies, medical information about ailments, dentistry, optometry, general psychiatry, self-help, and support organizations dedicated to a disease or condition.

Computers/Internet

Selecting this category excludes pages that sponsor or provide information on computers, technology, the Internet and technology-related organizations and companies.

Hacking/Proxy Avoidance

Pages providing information on illegal or questionable access to or the use of communications equipment/software, or provide information on how to bypass proxy server features or gain access to URLs in any way that bypasses the proxy server.

Search Engines/Portals

Selecting this category excludes pages that support searching the Internet, indices, and directories.

Web Communications

Selecting this category excludes pages that allow or offer Web-based communication via e-mail, chat, instant messaging, message boards, etc.

Job Search/Careers

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide assistance in finding employment, and tools for locating prospective employers.

News/Media

Selecting this category excludes pages that primarily report information or comments on current events or contemporary issues of the day. It also includes radio stations and magazines. It does not include pages that can be rated in other categories.

Personals/Dating

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote interpersonal relationships.

Reference

Selecting this category excludes pages containing personal, professional, or educational reference, including online dictionaries, maps, census, almanacs, library catalogues, genealogy-related pages and scientific information.

Chat/Instant Messaging

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide chat or instant messaging capabilities or client downloads.

Email

Selecting this category excludes pages offering web-based email services, such as online email reading, e-cards, and mailing list services.

Newsgroups

Selecting this category excludes pages that offer access to Usenet news groups or other messaging or bulletin board systems.

Religion

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote and provide information on conventional or unconventional religious or quasi-religious subjects, as well as churches, synagogues, or other houses of worship. It does not include pages containing alternative religions such as Wicca or witchcraft (Cult/Occult) or atheist beliefs (Political/Activist Groups).

Shopping

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide or advertise the means to obtain goods or services. It does not include pages that can be classified in other categories (such as vehicles or weapons).

Auctions

Selecting this category excludes pages that support the offering and purchasing of goods between individuals. This does not include classified advertisements.

Real Estate

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information on renting, buying, or selling real estate or properties.

Society/Lifestyle

Selecting this category excludes pages providing information on matters of daily life. This does not include pages relating to entertainment, sports, jobs, sex or pages promoting alternative lifestyles such as homosexuality. Personal homepages fall within this category if they cannot be classified in another category.

Gay/Lesbian

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information, promote, or cater to gay and lesbian lifestyles. This does not include pages that are sexually oriented.

Restaurants/Dining/Food

Selecting this category excludes pages that list, review, discuss, advertise and promote food, catering, dining services, cooking and recipes.

Sports/Recreation/Hobbies

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or provide information about spectator sports, recreational activities, or hobbies. This includes pages that discuss or promote camping, gardening, and collecting.

Travel

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or provide opportunity for travel planning, including finding and making travel reservations, vehicle rentals, descriptions of travel destinations, or promotions for hotels or casinos.

Vehicles

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information on or promote vehicles, boats, or aircraft, including pages that support online purchase of vehicles or parts.

Humor/Jokes

Selecting this category excludes pages that primarily focus on comedy, jokes, fun, etc. This may include pages containing jokes of adult or mature nature. Pages containing humorous Adult/Mature content also have an Adult/Mature category rating.

Streaming Media/MP3

Selecting this category excludes pages that sell, deliver, or stream music or video content in any format, including pages that provide downloads for such viewers.

Software Downloads

Selecting this category excludes pages that are dedicated to the electronic download of software packages, whether for payment or at no charge.

Pay to Surf

Selecting this category excludes pages that pay users in the form of cash or prizes, for clicking on or reading specific links, email, or web pages.

For Kids

Selecting this category excludes pages designed specifically for children.

Web Advertisements

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide online advertisements or banners. This does not include advertising servers that serve adult-oriented advertisements.

Web Hosting

Selecting this category excludes pages of organizations that provide top-level domain pages, as well as web communities or hosting services.

More/Basic

Click more... to see an expanded list of categories, or click basic... to see a smaller list.

Keyword Blocking

Select the Enable check box to block the URL containing the keywords in the keyword list.

Block Websites that contain these keywords in the URL

Type a keyword in this field. You may use any character (up to 64 characters). Wildcards are not allowed.

Delete

Select a keyword from the keyword list and then click Delete to remove this keyword from the list.

Clear All

Click Clear All to empty the keyword list.

Keyword

Type a keyword in the Keyword field and click then Add Keyword to add a keyword to the list of keywords. The list of keywords that will be inaccessible to computers on your LAN once you enable URL keyword blocking.

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

Cancel

Click Cancel to return to the previously saved settings.