ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 2 Plus - Manual (Page 127)

ZyWALL 2 Plus User’s Guide
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5
Registration
5.1 myZyXEL.com overview
myZyXEL.com is ZyXEL’s online services center where you can register your ZyWALL and
manage subscription services available for the ZyWALL.
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You need to create an account before you can register your device and
activate the services at myZyXEL.com.
You can directly create a myZyXEL.com account, register your ZyWALL and activate a
service using the REGISTRATION screen. Alternatively, go to
http://www.myZyXEL.com
with the ZyWALL’s serial number and LAN MAC address to register it. Refer to the web site’s
on-line help for details.
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To activate a service on a ZyWALL, you need to access myZyXEL.com via that
ZyWALL.
5.1.1 Content Filtering Subscription Service
The ZyWALL can use the content filtering subscription service. Content filtering allows or
blocks access to web sites. Subscribe to category-based content filtering to block access to
categories of web sites based on content. Your ZyWALL accesses an external database that has
millions of web sites categorized based on content. You can have the ZyWALL block, block
and/or log access to web sites based on these categories. See the chapter about content filtering
for more information.
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To use a subscription service, you have to register and activate the
corresponding service at myZyXEL.com (through the ZyWALL).