Creating custom censor categories

Procedure

  1. On the SERVICE menu, under Message censor, click Custom categories.
  2. Under the Add category section, enter a meaningful Name and Comment for the custom category.
  3. Under the Phrases section, enter the phrases that you want to add to the category in this format:
    • (example-approximate-phrase)(2)
    • The Smoothwall matches exact phrases without considering possible spelling errors. For the number specified, the Smoothwall uses ‘fuzzy’ matching to consider that number of spelling mistakes or typographical errors when searching for a match.

  4. Click Add. The Smoothwall adds the custom category to the current categories list and makes it available for selection on the Filters page.
  5. Repeat this for all the categories that you want to add.

Follow-up tasks

  • To edit the category:
    1. Under the Current categories section, select the category and click Edit.
    2. Under the Phrases section, add, edit or delete phrases. When finished, click Add to save your changes.
    3. At the top of the page, click Restart to apply the changes.
  • To delete the category:
    1. Under the Current categories section, select the category or categories and click Remove.
    2. At the top of the page, click Restart to apply the changes.