Configuring Web Filtering policies

Adding a Web Filtering Policy

Screenshot 15 – Web Filtering Policies

To add a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition > Web Filtering Policies from the navigation pane.

2. Select Add Policy.

Screenshot 16 –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 17 –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:

•	To allow categories: Select categories from the ‘Blocked Categories’ list and click Allow.

•	To block categories: Select categories from the ’Allowed Categories’ list and click Block.

•	To quarantine access: Select categories from the ’Allowed Categories‘ list and click Quarantine.

NOTE: You can also configure advanced category conditions. For more information refer to the ‘Configuring advanced web filtering policies conditions’ section.

Screenshot 18 –Adding a Web Filtering policy: who it applies to

7. 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 1: When adding a user, specify the username in the format DOMAIN\user. ISA Server authentication is used to validate the user name.

NOTE 2: When adding a group ISA Server authentication is used to validate the group name.

Screenshot 19 – Adding a Web Filtering policy: Notifications

8. Click on the Notifications tab and select Notify the following administrators when the site category infringes this policy checkbox if required. Complete setup with the administrator’s notification email address and notification e-mail text. Also provide the body text for the notification email in the Send the following notification to the administrators text box.

9. 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..

NOTE: The notification is sent only if ISA Server authentication is possible and the user can be thus validated.

10. Complete new policy setup by clicking on Save Settings

NOTE: Failing to click on Save Settings means that you will lose policy settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

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

Editing a Web Filtering Policy

To edit a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition > Web Filtering Policies from the navigation pane.

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.

NOTE: Not clicking on Save Settings will lose all changed policy settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

Disabling a Web Filtering Policy

To disable a Web Filtering Policy:

1. Click on WebFilter Edition > Web Filtering Policies from the navigation pane.

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.

NOTE: Not clicking on Save Settings will lose all changed policy settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

Enabling a Web Filtering Policy

1. Click on WebFilter Edition > Web Filtering Policies from the navigation pane.

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

NOTE: Not clicking on Save Settings will lose all changed policy settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

Deleting a Web Filtering Policy

1. Click on WebFilter Edition > Web Filtering Policies from the navigation pane.

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

NOTE: Not clicking on Save Settings will lose all changed policy settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

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

NOTE 2: Certain fields in the default policy cannot be edited. These include Policy Name, Policy Description and fields in the Applies To tab.