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Chapter 15 Content Filtering The Content Filtering feature allows you to create internet access policies that allow or deny user access to websites based on website categories and security ratings. This feature is useful to:  Prevent known malware hosts from accessing your wireless network.  Improve employee productivity by limiting access to certain websites.  Reduce bandwidth consumption significantly. Content Filtering is based on per SSID, and up to four domain names can be configured manually. When enabled, all DNS requests to non-corporate domains on this wireless network are sent to the OpenDNS server. NOTE: Regardless of whether content filtering is disabled or enabled, instant.dell-pcw.com is always resolved internally on Instant. Enabling Content Filtering To enable content filtering per SSID: 1. Click New in the Networks tab and then click Show advanced options. 2. Select Enabled from the Content Filtering drop-down list and click Next to continue. When Content Filtering is enabled, the internal domains check the DNS request of the clients. There are two ways to configure the internal domain. 1. Navigate to Settings > General > click Show advanced options > DHCP Server > Domain name to configure a domain name for a Virtual Controller assigned network. This domain name applies for Content Filtering. 2. Navigate to Settings > General > click Show advanced options > Enterprise Domains to configure a domain name for Content Filtering. Figure 132 Enabling Content Filtering Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.4-3.1.0.0 | User Guide Content Filtering | 155

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Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.4-3.1.0.0
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Chapter 15
Content Filtering
The Content Filtering feature allows you to create internet access policies that allow or deny user access to
websites based on website categories and security ratings. This feature is useful to:
Prevent known malware hosts from accessing your wireless network.
Improve employee productivity by limiting access to certain websites.
Reduce bandwidth consumption significantly.
Content Filtering is based on per SSID, and up to four domain names can be configured manually. When
enabled, all DNS requests to non-corporate domains on this wireless network are sent to the OpenDNS server.
Enabling Content Filtering
To enable content filtering per SSID:
1.
Click
New
in the Networks tab and then click
Show advanced options
.
2.
Select
Enabled
from the
Content Filtering
drop-down list and click
Next
to continue
.
When Content Filtering is enabled, the internal domains check the DNS request of the clients. There are two
ways to configure the internal domain.
1.
Navigate to
Settings > General >
click
Show advanced options > DHCP Server > Domain name
to
configure a domain name for a Virtual Controller assigned network. This domain name applies for Content
Filtering.
2.
Navigate to
Settings > General >
click
Show advanced options > Enterprise Domains
to configure a
domain name for Content Filtering.
Figure 132
Enabling Content Filtering
NOTE:
Regardless of whether content filtering is disabled or enabled, instant.dell-pcw.com is always resolved internally on
Instant.