website categories
Help articles tagged “website categories”.
How to block a specific domain or website
Add the domain to a content category that is set to Block: Protection ▸ Content categories…, select the category, type the domain and click Add. Its subdomains are blocked too.
Block website categories: ads, adult, gambling, social media and more
Open Protection ▸ Content categories… and tick Block for any of the 13 categories, or pick a Profile preset. NetSecWall then blocks the addresses those sites resolve to, in every app.
GeoIP, threat or category lists aren't updating
Run Tools ▸ Feeds ▸ Update … now and watch the status line in Settings. Most failures come from a pending "Verify this PC" check, a changed source URL, or a network that blocks the download.
Group live traffic by IP, domain, country or category
On the Live tab, change View from Apps to By IP, By Domain, By Country or By Category. Traffic is then totalled per destination, with the apps talking to each one listed underneath.
Deploy policy to groups with the policy wizard
Build a group tree, then open Policy ▸ Deploy with wizard: pick a template, adjust it, choose the groups and deploy. PCs apply it at their next check-in, or at once if you push a resync.
Set up parental controls on a child's PC, step by step
Set a settings password first, then open Protection ▸ Parental controls…, switch protection on, pick website categories, add a bedtime or daily limit if you want, and click Save.
Filtering modes, profiles and the panic switch
Filtering mode decides how NetSecWall treats new apps: Monitor only, Learning, or Block all outbound. Profiles are one-click presets for which website categories are blocked.
Parental controls on a Windows PC: an overview
NetSecWall's parental controls combine four tools behind one settings password: a website category filter, an internet bedtime, a daily time limit and always-blocked apps.