SonicWall
If your house, parish, or priory is using a SonicWall device this page is intended just for you.  Please share this information with others in your location as this information will be very beneficial.

Check a SonicWall Rating
This link takes you directly to SonicWall, so you can see why a site is being blocked.  Here you can request a change of status, if needed.  It generally takes 24 hours or less to have a change completed.  Check Rating

What kind of content do we block?
Generally, material that is inappropriately sexual, e.g. pornographic, or illegal.

I checked my website, and it shouldn't be blocked?
Are you really sure?  Sometimes the area of the site you are trying to access is not objectionable, but other areas could contain offensive material.  This is very common with blogs, forums, and other sites that offer many services.  If you could access the site, you could read their TOS (Terms of Service), and see if they do indeed allow offensive material.  But being blocked that's impossible.  Here are some of the common reasons for being blocked and what to do.

• Correct rating and it is also offensive material
  If you have a legitimate reason to be accessing offensive material, please make your request to have the administrator override the block for you.  Administrator Email
   
• Incorrect rating
  You've clicked the above link and discovered your rating seems incorrect.  Click the 'Rating Request' link and suggest a new rating.  It will generally take less than 24 hours for the request to be addressed.  You will receive an email keeping you up to date on it.
   
• Rating seems harmless
  Even though the rating seems harmless, there are three reasons you may be blocked.
   
  • There is risky AtiveX or Java code on the website you are trying to access.  Risky code can open a huge security hole for you to be infected with viruses, adware, malware, key loggers, and other bad things.  The SonicWall will try its best to protect you when it encounters risky code.  You can request from the administrator (email link above) to override the block, so you can take your chances.
     
  • There is a temporary glitch at SonicWall.com that is not letting you access the site.  This is the most common reason, and it usually resolves itself within minutes.  Be sure to try again by refreshing/reloading your browser.  If you don't know how to refresh your browser, you can as a second option close the browser down and open it again.
     
  • There is glitch with the SonicWall device in your physical location and it needs to be reset.  This is almost never the case, but each device usually needs resetting about once or twice a year.  You can request from the administrator (email link above) to reset the SonicWall.

I need a site blocked, it is offensive.
Sometimes we encounter sites that need blocking.  If this is the case, use the same link above for checking a rating, and then submit a rating change with it.