Add or edit Web control rules

The Web control rules window enables you to create or modify an existing Web control filtering rule manually.

1.Type a description of the rule into the Name field for better identification.

2.Click the Enabled switch to disable or enable the rule; this can be useful if you do not want to delete the rule permanently.

3.Select type Category-based Action or URL-based Action:

•Category-based Action—The rule will be applied based on a website category.

•URL Category or Use Group—Select the website category or a Group of categories to allow, block or warn the user when one of the categories is detected.

•URL-based Action—For rules that control access to a given website, type the URL in the URL field. The special symbols * (asterisk) and ? (question mark) cannot be used in the URL address list. When creating a URL group that contains a website with multiple top-level domains (TLDs), each TLD must be added separately. If you add a domain to the group, all content located on this domain and all subdomains (for example, sub.examplepage.com) will be blocked or allowed based on your choice of URL-based action.

•URL or Use URL Group—Define the URL link or URL group of links to allow, block or warn the user when one of these URLs is accessed.

4.Select Access rights:

•Allow—Access to the URL address/category is allowed.

•Warn—Blocks access to the URL address/category. You can click Go Back to return to the previous website or click Continue to access the website. If you click Continue, the blocking page will not be displayed the next time you visit the website.

•Warn always—Blocks access to the URL address/category. You can click Go Back to return to the previous website or click Continue to access the website. The blocking page will be displayed each time you visit the website.

•Block—Blocks access to the URL address/category. You can click Go Back to return to the previous website.

5.Select the created time slot from the Apply during drop-down menu. You can limit rules using Time slots.

6.Select Logging severity:

•Always—Logs all online communications.

•Diagnostic—Logs information needed to fine-tune the program.

•Information—Records informative messages, including successful update messages, plus all records above.

•Warning—Records critical errors and warning messages.

•None—No logs will be created.

7.Click Edit to modify the User list:

•Add—Opens the Select Users or Groups dialog window to select desired users. When no user is selected, the rule is applied to all users.

•Delete—Removes the selected user from the filter.