Introduction

Web Control

What is Web Control?
Surfing the web is a popular use of the Internet. It allows us to be entertained, informed and productive. Yet it can also introduce offensive and inappropriate content into the home or office.

IDC (a global market intelligence firm) stated that 30-40% of Internet Access is for non-business use. Within the business environment, unrestricted web browsing can mean:
- Loss of productivity
- Legal liability when employees access inappropriate content or infringe on copyrighted material.
- Network congestion as valuable bandwidth is used for non-business purposes.

Within the home, dangers are also present as your children are free to access inappropriate material. This inappropriate material can be anything from pornography and drugs to self harm message boards.

With this in mind, XGate includes Web Control, for use within the home or business environment.

The main feature within Web Control is the Web Category Filter, which allows you to control access to different categories of website.

Global Security One UK Ltd. maintains a database of websites on the Internet and groups them into different categories according to their content.

Web Control Details
After installation, XGate will restrict access to the following website categories:

Activist and Advocacy Groups
Adult and Mature Content
Alcohol and Tobacco
Chat and Instant Messaging
Criminal Skills and Illegal Skills
Cult and Occult
Drugs
Gambling
Hacking and Proxy Avoidance Systems
Hate and Racism
Illegal Drugs
Internet Auctions
Nudism
Pay to Surf Site
Personals and Dating
Pornography
Sex Education
Violence
Weapons