Operational Modes > Router Mode:

Administrator Console Settings
If the Web Filter is set up in the router mode, the unit will act as an Ethernet router, filtering IP packets as they pass from one card to another. While all original packets from client PCs are allowed to pass, if the Web Filter determines that a request is inappropriate, a block page is returned to the client to replace the actual requested Web page or service.

Since only outgoing packets need to be routed—and not return packets—the Web Filter only appears in the outgoing path of the network.

Router Mode can also be used to filter YouTube and Google HTTPS requests (verison 5.1.10 and above).

Hardware Settings
A Web Filter physically set up in the router mode can also work in the invisible mode setup. The router mode setup also will work in the firewall mode setup.

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