Main tab (Web Filtering)

Click the numbers to learn about specific controls, or read an introduction.

Note: This feature is available only in ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering. If you did not purchase ZoneAlarm Pro with the Web Filtering option, the Web Filtering panel will not appear. To upgrade to ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering, please visit the Zone Labs Web site.

Main tab (Web Filtering)

Use this tab to:

Turn Web Filtering on or off
Turn Smart Filtering DRTR Technology on or off
Set Web Filtering Timeout options (Advanced)

For an overview of the Web Filtering feature, click here.

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Parental Control

Use the radio buttons to turn Web Filtering on or off.

Tip To prevent your children from changing your Web Filtering settings, set a ZoneAlarm Pro password. How?

Smart Filtering DRTR Technology

Use the radio buttons to enable or disable Smart Filtering.

What is Smart Filtering?

Smart Filtering DRTR Technology lets you block undesirable sites even if they are brand-new and have not yet been categorized. When this feature is enabled, and your computer points to uncategorized content, Cerberian™ instantly analyzes the content of the Web site and places it in a category. The site is then blocked or allowed based on your Web Filtering settings. This process normally takes two to four seconds.

If Smart Filtering is not enabled, uncategorized Web sites are allowed.

Advanced

Click the Advanced button to access Web Filtering timeout options.

Filtering timeout options determine how long ZoneAlarm Pro will try to obtain a rating for a Web site, and what it do if it is unable to obtain one.

Web filtering timeout (sec) is the number of seconds for which ZoneAlarm Pro will try to obtain a rating when Smart Filtering is disabled

Timeout when DRTR enabled (sec) is the number of seconds for ZoneAlarm Pro will try to obtain a rating when Smart Filtering is enabled.

When rating unavailable determines what ZoneAlarm Pro with Web Filtering will do when it cannot obtain a rating.

Note: If When rating unavailable is set to allow the site, setting the timeout options to very low numbers might cause undesirable sites to be allowed. We recommend keeping the default timeout options.