ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1000 User Manual

Chapter 5 Configuration Basics

ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide

Use anti-virus to detect and take action on viruses. You must subscribe to use anti-virus. You 
can subscribe using the Licensing > Registration screens or one of the wizards.

Use IDP to detect and take action on malicious or suspicious packets. You must subscribe to 
use IDP. You can subscribe using the Licensing > Registration screens or one of the wizards.

Use ADP to detect and take action on traffic and protocol anomalies. 

Use content filtering to block or allow access to specific categories of web site content, 
individual web sites and web features (such as cookies). You can define which user accounts 
(or groups) can access what content and at what times. You must have a subscription in order 
to use the category-based content filtering. You can subscribe using the menu item or one of 
the wizards.

Example: You can configure a policy that blocks Bill’s access to arts and entertainment web 
pages during the workday. You must have already subscribed to the content filter service.

1 Create a user account for Bill if you have not done so already (User/Group). 
2 Create a schedule for the work day (Object > Schedule). 
3 Click Anti-X > Content Filter > Filter Profile. Click the Add icon to go to the screen 

where you can configure a category-based profile. 

4 Name the profile and enable it. 
5 Enable the external web filter service.
6 Decide what to do for matched web sites (Block in this example), unrated web sites and 

what to do when the category-based content filtering service is not available.

7 Select the Arts/Entertainment category (you need to click Advanced to display it). 
8 Click OK.
9 Click General to go to the content filter general configuration screen. 
10 Enable the content filter. 

Registration, zones

Registration, zones

Zones

Registration, addresses (source), schedules, users, user groups