Application Control
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1 Application Control
This module enables you to block and allow "applications", also named as "protocols". WFilter identifies each application by digital signature matching, even p2p applications can be completely blocked.
- Each client can be applied with multiple policies.
- Every policy can set "applied to clients" and "effective time".
- Besides the applied to "clients" and "time", detailed "app control policy" settings are described in below.
2 Dynamic Filter
Every application(protocol) has three properties: "time-waisting", "bandwidth" and "risk". With dynamic filter, you can block applications by properties.
- When dynamic filter is enabled, you still can set blocking for each application.
- Every property has 1-5 five levels. For example, bandwidth(5-high) means this application occupies bandwidth in the highest level.
3 Deny and Allow
- You may check the applications list and set policy by clicking "edit".
- If "state" is "Automatic", this application will match the "dynamic filter" rule. "Deny" state applications will be blocked. "Allow" state applications will not be blocked.
- Applications with "-" properties won't be matched by "dynamic filter" rule.
- When "Priority" is enabled, this application won't be blocked by other rules or modules. For example, For example, "qq file transfer" is relayed by websites; if you block web surfing, "qq file transfer" will also be blocked unless "Priority" of "qq file transfer" is enabled.