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Appendix E: Setting Up SmartFilter Services<br />

Overview <strong>of</strong> SmartFilter for <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong><br />

Overview <strong>of</strong><br />

SmartFilter for<br />

<strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong><br />

Controlling Web<br />

access using the<br />

SmartFilter<br />

Control List<br />

628<br />

SmartFilter controls your company’s users’ access to the Internet. When<br />

configured with <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>, SmartFilter manages Internet access at<br />

several levels, ranging from simple access restrictions to thorough blocking <strong>of</strong><br />

all sites deemed unproductive or non-business related.<br />

Note: This appendix pertains to SmartFilter 4.0.2. If you use SmartFilter 3.x, refer<br />

to the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> online help for information.<br />

In order to use SmartFilter, you must:<br />

1 Purchase and activate SmartFilter.<br />

2 Install the SmartFilter administration s<strong>of</strong>tware. Go to<br />

http://www.securecomputing.com/goto/sf/downloads to download and<br />

install the s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />

3 Configure your SmartFilter policy using the SmartFilter Admin Console.<br />

Consult the SmartFilter documentation before configuring.<br />

4 Configure SmartFilter for <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. Go to “Configuring SmartFilter for<br />

HTTP/HTTPS” on page 630 for configuration information and instructions.<br />

SmartFilter uses a Control List that contains millions <strong>of</strong> URLs. These URLs are<br />

categorized into pre-defined categories. You configure which categories are<br />

allowed, blocked, coached, or delayed.<br />

• For a list <strong>of</strong> the categories used by <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>, see Table 41 on page<br />

633.<br />

• For a description <strong>of</strong> each category, go to http://securecomputing.com/goto/<br />

controllist.<br />

• For more information on SmartFilter and the Control List, please read the<br />

SmartFilter Primer.<br />

Evaluating the SmartFilter Control List<br />

If you are not a current SmartFilter user, you can evaluate the full Control List<br />

by following the steps contained in the sections that follow.<br />

Evaluating the full Control List<br />

You can retrieve a 30-day evaluation copy <strong>of</strong> the full Control List by performing<br />

the following steps:<br />

1 Go to http://www.smartfilter.com.<br />

2 Click the Product Evaluation option.<br />

3 Select SmartFilter for <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> Firewall from the drop-down list.

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