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hmTitle:"Example scenario of merging policies",
hmDescription:"This example describes: Instructions on how to apply policy settings to ESET Endpoint security applications How policies are merged when applying flags and rules In situations w",
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hmHeader:"<h1 class=\"p_Heading1\"><span class=\"f_Heading1\">Example scenario of merging policies<\/span><\/h1>\n\r",
hmBody:"<p class=\"p_Normal\">This example describes:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Instructions on how to apply policy settings to ESET Endpoint security applications<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span>How policies are merged when applying flags and rules<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\">In situations where the<\/span><span class=\"f_Path\"> Administrator<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> wants to:<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_Path\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Deny access for <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> to the websites <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden.uk<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.deny-access.com<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden-websites.uk<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden-website.com<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Path\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span>Allow access for <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span> to the websites <span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden.uk<\/span> , <span class=\"f_Path\">www.deny-access.com<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Example scenario of Groups\" title=\"Example scenario of Groups\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" style=\"margin:0;width:560px;height:200px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/admin_policy_merge_example.png\"\/><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">The<span class=\"f_Path\"> Administrator<\/span> must follow these steps:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">1.<\/span>Create a <a href=\"admin_create_new_static_subgroup.html\" class=\"topiclink\">new<\/a> static group <span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span> and then <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span> as a subgroup of static group <span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">2.<\/span>Navigate to <span class=\"f_UI\">Policies<\/span> and create a new policy as follows:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">i)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Called<\/span><span class=\"f_Path\"> San Diego Office<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">ii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Expand <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Settings<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and select <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">ESET Endpoint for Windows<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">iii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Navigate to <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Protections<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Web access protection<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">URL list management<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">iv)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Click the <img alt=\"Apply\" title=\"Apply\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/icon_apply_policy.png\"\/> button to <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Apply<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> policy and edit <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Address list<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> by clicking <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Edit<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">v)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Click <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">List of blocked addresses<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and select <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Edit<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">vi)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Add the following web addresses: <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden.uk<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.deny-access.com<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden-websites.uk<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden-website.com<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">. Save the list of Blocked addresses and then address list.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">vii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> Expand <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Assign<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and assign the policy to <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and its subgroup <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 39px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">viii)<\/span> Click <span class=\"f_UI\">Finish<\/span> to save the policy.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">This policy will be applied to <span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span> and <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span> and will block the websites as shown below.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Edit list example.\" title=\"Edit list example.\" width=\"430\" height=\"734\" style=\"margin:0;width:430px;height:734px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/admin_policy_merge_blocked.png\"\/><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">3.<\/span>Navigate to <span class=\"f_UI\">Policies<\/span> and create new policy:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">i)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Called <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">ii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Expand <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Settings<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and select <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">ESET Endpoint for Windows<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">iii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Navigate to <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Protections<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Web access protection<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">URL list management<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">iv)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Click the <img alt=\"Apply\" title=\"Apply\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/icon_apply_policy.png\"\/> button to <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Apply<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> policy, select the <a href=\"admin_pol_merging.html#merging\" class=\"topiclink\">Append rule<\/a> and then edit the <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Address list<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> by clicking <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Edit<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">. Rule Append causes that the Address list will be placed at the end when merging policies.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">v)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Click <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">List of allowed addresses<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Edit<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">vi)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Add the following web addresses: <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.forbidden.uk<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">www.deny-access.com<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">. Save the list of allowed addresses and then address list.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 26px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">vii)<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> Expand <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Assign<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> and assign the policy to <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 46px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">viii)<\/span> Click <span class=\"f_UI\">Finish<\/span> to save the policy.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">This policy will be applied to <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span> and will allow access to the websites as shown below.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Edit list example.\" title=\"Edit list example.\" width=\"430\" height=\"734\" style=\"margin:0;width:430px;height:734px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/admin_policy_merge_allowed.png\"\/><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">4.<\/span>The final policy will include both policies applied to <span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span> and <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span>. Open <span class=\"f_UI\">ESET Endpoint Security<\/span> and navigate to <span class=\"f_UI\">Setup<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Advanced setup<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Protections<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Web access protection<\/span> &gt; expand <span class=\"f_UI\">URL list management<\/span>. The final endpoint application configuration will be shown.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Advanced setup example\" title=\"Advanced setup example\" width=\"786\" height=\"556\" style=\"margin:0;width:786px;height:556px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/admin_policy_merge_merged.png\"\/><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">The final configuration includes:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">Address list of <\/span><span class=\"f_Path\">San Diego Office<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> policy<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span>Address list of <span class=\"f_Path\">Marketing Department<\/span> policy<\/p>"
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