Kerio Control Web Filter Is Not Activated Categorization Is Disabled Work !full!

If you are encountering the error "Kerio Control Web Filter is not activated; categorization is disabled," your firewall has likely triggered a safety mechanism that pauses web filtering when it cannot reliably reach the categorization servers.

• Check:
  1. Go to Content Filter > Web Filter > Advanced Settings (or similar location depending on your version).
  2. Look for an option to "Update Now" or check the "Categorization Database" status.
  3. If you suspect corruption, you may need to restart the Kerio Control box via Status > System Health > Restart.

  Kerio Control does not simply block URLs via a static list. It uses a dynamic cloud categorization service. When a user requests facebook.com, Kerio Control sends a hash of that domain to GFI’s cloud servers. The servers reply with a category (e.g., "Social Networking"). Your firewall then applies the rule (e.g., "Block Social Networking"). If you are encountering the error "Kerio Control

  Are you seeing a specific "Invalid Authorization" error in the logs, or is the checkbox just grayed out? Using Kerio Control Web Filter Check:

  Note: A trial license includes web filtering, but it expires. Many admins forget to update after a trial. Go to Content Filter > Web Filter >

  Kerio Control: Fixing "Web Filter is Not Activated" and "Categorization is Disabled"

  Introduction: The Frustration of a Broken Filter

  Execute the following command to disable reliability checks:./tinydbclient "update SiteFilter set DetectReliability=0". Restart the service: /etc/boxinit.d/60winroute restart.