Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering

Client 3.0.6
Release Notes
June 2016
These release notes provide information about the Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client 3.0.6 release.
Topics:
About Content Filtering Client 3.0.6
Supported platforms
New features
Resolved issues
Product licensing
Technical support resources
About Dell

About Content Filtering Client 3.0.6

The Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client 3.0.6 release provides several new features and resolves some
issues from previous releases. This is the first release of Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client with support
for Mac OS. See the New Features and Resolved Issues sections.
Content Filtering Client is now a single application, reducing the complexity of supporting different plug-in
services. It has a single installer file for each operating system, named CFC.msi for Windows clients, and
CFCSetup_3.0.63.pkg for Mac OS clients.
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client service provides protection and productivity policy enforcement for
businesses, schools, libraries, and government agencies. Policies are configured by the administrator and then
applied to clients based on user and group membership. The service blocks objectionable and unproductive
web content even when the client machine is outside the firewall perimeter. Client machines automatically
receive the latest software updates for filtering web content.
The administrator uses the Content Filtering Client Policy & Reporting Admin Tool (EPRS), a cloud-based
platform to administer client policies and client groups. EPRS can be accessed from MySonicWALL, or from
SonicOS on the appliance if the CF Client is licensed on that appliance.

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Supported platforms
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client 3.0.6 is supported on Windows and Mac OS. The specific versions of
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client 3.0.6 are:
Content Filtering Client 3.0.62 for Windows clients
Content Filtering Client 3.0.63 for Mac OS clients

NOTE: This is the first release of Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client that supports Mac OS.

Windows clients
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client is supported on the following 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft
Windows:
Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 7
Windows Vista

Mac OS clients
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client supports Mac OS 10.8 and above.

Windows client hardware requirements

For Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Vista, the following is required:
Processor: 2 GHz or higher (32-bit / 64-bit)
2 GB RAM or higher

SonicOS firmware compatibility

Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client is supported in the following firmware versions:
SonicOS 5.8.1.14 or higher

Supported Dell SonicWALL appliances

Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client is supported on the following Dell SonicWALL appliance platforms:
SuperMassive 9000 series
NSA E-Class series

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 NSA series
TZ series
SOHO series

New features
The following new features are included in this release:
Trend Micro support - Trend Micro is an authorized vender, as an addition of Common Name, starting
in this release.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus If Kaspersky Anti-Virus is installed, then Content Filtering Client will not install.
Dashboard user interface enhancement The Dashboard user interface allows the Forbidden Results
window to be either maximized or minimized.
Diagnostic window This feature allows the diagnostics window to come to the foreground when
selected.
Additional diagnostics menu item This feature provides a menu item to run diagnostics from the
Content Filtering Client user interface.
Authorized process updated - Use either process name (with full path to the process or even the
folder path containing the process), or Certificate Common Name to authorize a process that is
installed in the non-privileged folder.
Mac OS support Starting in the Content Filtering Client 3.0.6 release, clients running Mac OS are
supported.

Resolved issues
The following is a list of issues addressed in this release.
Resolved issue Issue ID

The Mac client update policy fails. 174367

Occurs when sending a request to clientmanager.global.sonicwall.com and querying
client manager.
The hostname resolution fails after Content Filtering Client is installed on Windows. 174071
Occurs when an All-Windows update is applied.
When Content Filtering Client is active, not able to install/update Symantec Endpoint 173658
or Sophos Anti-Virus. The error message HTTPS connection blocked HTTPS
connection to / was blocked due to a policy restriction! is diplayed.
Occurs when updating Content Filtering Client and installing/updating Symantec or
Sophos Anti-Virus on the client machine.
Sophos Anti-Virus updates are blocked by Content Filtering Client. The error message 173199
"Failed to get binaries list. error 0 (not an error)" is displayed.
Occurs when trying to add Sophos Anti-Virus to the Content Filtering Client exclusion
list with the Command Line Interface.
Content Filtering Client blocks the upload of some image files. 172839
Occurs when uploading large image files to Content Filtering Client.
The Dashboard is not able to find the Content Filtering Client. 171761
Occurs when viewing the Dashboard on Windows.

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Product licensing
Dell SonicWALL Content Filtering Client can be licensed in two ways.

Licensing in MySonicWALL
To license in MySonicWALL:
1 Log into MySonicWALL from a web browser, click My Products in the left nav, and select Free Trial
Software.
2 Under Anti-Virus/Content Filter Client, type a descriptive name into the Friendly Name field and click
Try Now.
3 On the Manage Client Distribution Group Services page, your SonicWALL Client Distribution Group is
created with a serial number.
4 Scroll down to the Applicable Services section, locate the Content Filtering Client service, and click
either the Try, Buy, or Activate button to license the CF Client.

Licensing from a firewall

To license from a firewall:
1 On a registered Dell SonicWALL firewall, navigate to the System > Licenses page.
2 In the Manage Security Services Online section, click the To Activate, Upgrade, or Renew services,
click here link.
3 Enter your MySonicWALL credentials to log in and open the Service Management page.
4 Scroll down to the Applicable Services section, locate the Content Filtering Client service, and click
either the Try, Buy, or Activate button to license the CF Client.
5 On your firewall, the System > Status page displays the updated license status.

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Technical support resources
Technical support is available to customers who have purchased Dell software with a valid maintenance
contract and to customers who have trial versions. To access the Support Portal, go to
http://support.software.dell.com.
The Support Portal provides self-help tools you can use to solve problems quickly and independently, 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. In addition, the Support Portal provides direct access to product support engineers
through an online Service Request system.
The Support Portal enables you to:
Create, update, and manage Service Requests (cases)
View Knowledge Base articles
Obtain product notifications
Download software. For trial software, go to http://software.dell.com/trials.
View how-to videos
Engage in community discussions
Chat with a support engineer

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About Dell
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trust and value. For more information, visit http://www.software.dell.com.

Contacting Dell
For sales or other inquiries, visit http://software.dell.com/company/contact-us.aspx or call 1-949-754-8000.

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Last updated: 6/29/2016
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