When you enable webblocker override for a webblocker action, override is enabled for all denied categories automatically. If you want more control, you can select the webblocker categories that users can override. In fireware v12. 4. x and lower, you enable webblocker override in the webblocker action dialog box, advanced tab.
Did you buy a web blocker subscription? That feature is not included with the base license, it is purchased additionally. So if you didn't buy it up front, of course it won't be available.
If he had no wb license, it would not be doing a wb lookup at all. The fact that it is trying to do a wb lookup means he has a license. Thanks for the link.
Looks like i'm using 208. 87. 234. x usa east coast servers, how about you? Pinging rp. cloud. threatseeker. com. Webblocker uses a database of website addresses identified by content categories.
When a user on your network tries to connect to a website, the firebox examines the webblocker database. If the website is not in the database or is not denied, the page opens. If the website is in the webblocker database and is denied based on the.
(depends on which site being accessed) path: In the proxy action, select the webblocker action. The categories to inspect are exported to an xml file.
In fireware web ui, the file name is wb_cats_dpi. xml. In policy manager, the default file name is wb_exports. xml. Webblocker uses content categories to group different websites.
A website is added to a category when the content of the website meets the criteria for the content category. For information about how to see how webblocker categorizes a site, or to send site categorization feedback, see: See a site's content category.
To add a new webblocker exception, click add. In the name text box, type a name for this exception. Since we implemented the watchguard webblocker service on our firewall, we have been getting a lot of these messages when going to websites:
For example, if a user tries to download an. exe file and you have blocked that file type. Open the webblocker actions page. In policy manager, select subscription services > webblocker > configure.
In fireware web ui, select subscription services > webblocker. If the webblocker subscription is expired, the value of the license bypass setting shows in the license bypass action column. On the actions tab, select the webblocker action.
The service may not actually be disabled (by you) and is still trying to reach the watchguard servers to check links. I would say you need to either renew the subscription or enable the license bypass setting. To activate the webblocker license key and import the feature key to your firebox, see get a firebox feature key.
You can use the webblocker activation wizard to activate webblocker on your firebox and create a basic configuration. In the wizard you specify what to do when users try to open websites in each content category. The issue is with the watchguard settings.
For some reason one group of users (internet access group) is not able to use internet, they got the following message: Service unavailable helper=regular webblocker. 1' details = 'webblocker not available'. So when you have some kind of windows firewall active on the pc and it blocks smb, the gw will not be able to determine the user.
For cases, where the 'straight forward' method doesn't work, one can install the sso client, that will actively wait. Webblocker works best when content inspection is enabled, but can work pretty well with that feature turned off. If your users are using chrome, and your standard outgoing policy is in place, you'll want to ensure you're denying the quic protocol, which will bypass the.
