User Preferences
If a user has opened the user menu (by ticking the option at the login page), the user is automatically re-directed to the user menu page. This page provides links to (apart of others):
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formerly requested URL page if the login page has not been displayed automatically, this item will be empty
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user preferences page (User Preferences)
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user statistics page (Statistics)
User Preferences
The first part of the page enables the administrator to permit or deny certain features of WWW pages.
Content filter options
If the checkbox under a filter is enabled, this feature will be available (it will not be blocked by the firewall).
If a certain feature is disabled in the parameters of a user account (see chapter User Accounts), a corresponding item within this page is inactive (user cannot change settings of the item). Users are only allowed to make the settings more restrictive. In other words, users cannot enable an HTML item denied by the administrators for themselves.
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Pop-Up Window automatic opening of new windows in the browser (usually advertisements)
This option will block the window.open() method in scripts
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ActiveX Microsoft ActiveX features (this technology enables, for example, execution of applications at client hosts)
This option blocks <object> and <embed> HTML tags
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Java applet <applet> HTML tag blocking
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Scripts <script> HTML tag blocking (commands of JavaScript, VBScript, etc.)
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Cross-domain referrer blocking of the Referrer items in HTTP headers. This item includes pages that have been viewed prior to the current page. The Cross-domain referrer option blocks the Referrer item in case this item does not match the required server name.
Cross-domain referrer blocking protects users' privacy (the Referrer item can be monitored to determine which pages are opened by a user).
Save settings
To save and activate settings, click on this button.
Undo changes
With this button you can restore your former settings.
Note: Changes in configuration of content filtering in a user account will take effect upon a next login of the user.
User password can be modified at the bottom part of the page:
To change a password, enter the current user password, new password, and the new password confirmation into the appropriate text fields. Save the new password with the Change password button.
Warning: Passwords can be changed only if the user is configured in the WinRoute internal database (see chapter User Accounts). If another authentication method used, the WinRoute Firewall Engine will not be allowed to change the password. Then, the Change user password section is not even displayed in the page of user preferences.
