5.2	Configuring Web Filtering policies

5.2.1

Adding a Web Filtering Policy

To add a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition ► Web Filtering Policies from the navigation bar.

2. Select Add Policy.

Screenshot 27 –Adding a Web Filtering policy: general settings

3. Click on the General tab.

4. Provide new policy name and description in the Policy Name field and the Policy Description text box respectively.

5. In the Policy Schedule area, specify the time period(s) during which the new policy will be enforced.

Screenshot 28 –Adding a Web Filtering policy: web filtering categories

6. Select the Web Filtering tab. Define the categories applicable to the new policy and the actions to take:

•	Allow categories: Select categories from the Blocked Categories list and click Allow>.

•	Block categories: Select categories from the Allowed Categories list and click <Block.

•	Quarantine access: Select categories from the Allowed Categories list and click <Quarantine.

NOTE: You can also configure advanced category conditions by selecting the Show Advanced Options. For more information, refer to the Configuring advanced web filtering policy conditions section.

Screenshot 29 – Adding a Web Filtering policy: web filtering exceptions

7. Select the Exceptions tab and in the Excluded Sites and Included Sites fields specify any URLs, which are:

•	Excluded (i.e. allowed) from the policy. This enables users to access sites overriding any policy setup.

•	Included (i.e. blocked) in the new policy. The URLs specified in the included sites will be blocked regardless of the scope of the new policy.

NOTE: The Exceptions tab is similar to a whitelist/blacklist feature that overrides any rules within the policy.

Screenshot 30 –Adding a Web Filtering policy: who it applies to

8. Click on the Applies To tab and specify the user(s), group(s) and/or IP(s) for whom the new policy applies. Repeat for all user(s), group(s) and/or IP(s) required.

NOTE: When adding a user, specify the username in the format DOMAIN\user.

Screenshot 31 – Adding a Web Filtering policy: Notifications

9. Click on the Notifications tab and select Notify the following administrators when the site category infringes this policy checkbox if required. Complete setup by updating administrator’s notification email address and notification e-mail text.

If required, check Notify the user accessing the site if the site category infringes this policy, and provide the body text for the notification email in the Send the following notification to the administrator’s text box.

10. If you require the user to be notified when the policy you are creating is triggered, select Notify the user accessing the site if the site category infringes this policy checkbox and provide the notification email text.

11. Complete new policy setup by clicking on Save Settings

The newly created policy will now be listed in the main Web Filtering Policies view.

5.2.2

Editing a Web Filtering Policy

To edit a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition ► Web Filtering Policies from the navigation bar.

2. Click on the edit icon next to the policy you want to edit.

3. Refer to Adding a Web Filtering Policy section in this chapter, for a description of the fields which can be edited.

4. Click on Save Settings to finalize editing a policy.

5.2.3

Disabling a Web Filtering Policy

To disable a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition ► Web Filtering Policies from the navigation bar.

2. Uncheck the box from the Enabled column for the policy you want to disable and click on Save Settings to finalize disabling a policy.

5.2.4

Enabling a Web Filtering Policy

1. Click on WebFilter Edition ► Web Filtering Policies from the navigation bar.

2. Check the box from the Enabled column for the policy you want to enable and click on Save Settings finalize enabling a policy.

5.2.5

Deleting a Web Filtering Policy

1. Click on WebFilter Edition ► Web Filtering Policies from the navigation bar.

2. Click on the delete icon for the policy you want to delete and click on Save Settings finalize deleting a policy.

5.2.6

Default web filtering policy

GFI WebMonitor - WebFilter Edition ships with a default web filtering policy which applies to all users. The policy name is listed as Default Web Filtering Policy.

This policy can be edited but it cannot be disabled or deleted. If you want to edit the default policy, refer to the Editing a Web Filtering Policy section in this chapter for information related to editing web filtering policies.

NOTE: All user-created web filtering policies take precedence over the default web filtering policy.

NOTE: Certain fields in the default policy cannot be edited. These include Policy Name, Policy Description and fields in the Applies To tab.