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SurfControl Web Filter v5.5 Administrator’s Guide 5
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Basic Service Settings
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BASIC SERVICE SETTINGS
This section will explain some of the basic service settings for Web Filter.
ACCESSING THE SERVICE SETTINGS
You can access the service settings in one of three ways:
• From the Control Panel > SurfControl Web Filter menu item.
• By right-clicking the SurfControl Web Filter icon in the notification area of the taskbar and selecting
Configure Web Filter Service from the menu.
• From the Configuration menu item in the Web Filter Manager navigation tree.
UNDERSTANDING THE SETTINGS
This section explains the features of some of the service settings and further options you may want to
consider.
This section covers:
• Stopping and starting the service
• Configuring subnets for balancing the load on your Web Filter server.
• E-mail notifications
Restart the Web Filter Service
Web Filter can require you to restart the Web Filter service before changes you have made can be applied.
These changes can include changing the Web Filter service settings. You can restart the service by right-
clicking the SurfControl Web Filter icon and selecting Restart Web Filter Service.
You can also stop or start the Web Filter service by right-clicking the Web Filter icon and selecting Start
Web Filter service or Stop Web Filter service.
Note: This option is also available in the Start/Stop Service tab of the SurfControl Web Filter
Service Settings dialog.