Start and stop NxFilter
There are several utility scripts for NxFilter in ‘/nxfilter/bin’ directory.
- To start NxFilter :- ./startup.sh
- To stop NxFilter :- ./shutdown.sh
- To see if it is running :- ./ping.sh
Creating a policy
When you install NxFilter, there is only one policy that is 'Default'. This policy will be applied to everybody if you don't make any change on NxFilter setup. If you want to apply a different policy for a specific user or group you need to create another policy and enable authentication.
Editing a policy
When you have created a policy you can modify its properties.
- Priority Points
If there are multiple policies associated to one user then the policy having the biggest points will be applied.
Enable Filter :-
If you disable this option there will be no blocking from the policy.
Block All :-
Block everything on policy level.
Block Unclassified:-s
Block unclassified domains
Block Categaories
It should be configured according to the category
Categories
On NxFilter there are system categories and custom categories. System categories are already defined by your blacklist DB. But you can create your own custom categories. You can add domains into these system/custom categories and block domains by these categories
If you want to include subdomains into a category use asterisk
ex) *.nxfilter.org
Create a user on nxfilter
You can create a user on 'User & Group > User
Creat e a user with its name s
1. IP user
It has an associated IP address or IP range and will be authenticated based on IP address.
2. Password user
If you set a password for a user it becomes a password user. You can use the password on the login-page of NxFilter.
Whitelist By Domian
This is for making a whitelist/blacklist by a domain or a keyword here.
Bypass Authentication - When you need to bypass authentication for some sites use this options.
Bypass Filtering :- When you want to exclude some domains from your filtering use this option.
Bypass Logging :- When you find that there are too many log data for a domain which you are not interested in you can bypass logging for the domain with this option.
Admin Block : When you want to block some domains without setting up a policy use this option. This option overrides 'Bypass Filtering'.
Whitelist By keyword
Updating Shallalist
NxFilter provides an auto-update script for Shallalist. To update Shallalist, stop NxFilter and run '/nxfilter/bin/update_sh.sh'. Depending on your Internet speed it may take several minutes to finish the whole process