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29 Mar 2023 09:36 #102355 by newwave
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Hi,

Does anyone know why the Web Content Filtering product has been discontinued? It is no longer available from CMS or Broadbandbuyer. Is there alternative solution available from Draytek?

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29 Mar 2023 11:10 #102356 by piste basher
Replied by piste basher on topic Re: Web Content Filtering Group B
Perhaps you'll find a clue here - https://forum.draytek.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24891

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31 Mar 2023 12:59 #102359 by pharcyder
Replied by pharcyder on topic Re: Web Content Filtering Group B
Not a direct replacement for sure but DNS filtering can help blocking some (most?) unwanted content at the site level. A local Pi-hole could do the same too.

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31 Mar 2023 18:06 #102361 by simonh
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The alternative to Cyren is the GlobalView version - They have groups A and S which seem to cover most models between them:

Group A - https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/8873-draytek-wcfa-1/
Group S - https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/products/11219-draytek-wcfs-1/

I have always had Cyren, so not sure how good the GlobalView one is!

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03 Apr 2023 18:29 #102383 by rolandrat
Replied by rolandrat on topic Re: Web Content Filtering Group B
I think Globalview & Cyren are the same thing, Globalview was the old name for WCF.
Not that ive done an extensive search but Broadbandbuyer appear to be the only ones I can find that still sell it - my usual place and others ive googled all show out of stock.

Ive tried reaching out to a few places, but the silence is deafening!

Im not dropping £100 for a year on my 3910 for it to not work or stop working. Yes it still worked up to my expire date, but who knows if updates have stopped for example.

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04 Apr 2023 16:55 #102389 by simonh
Replied by simonh on topic Re: Web Content Filtering Group B
Yeah... Sorry... Misread. GlobalView is indeed the Cyren product it seems.

The other is for Germany only!

Either way, my Cyren is still working...

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