Policy wizard Page

Use this page to create a new custom web filter policy to allow or block specific content, allow access to specific web sites at certain times or apply an acceptable usage policy (AUP) to meet your organization’s needs.

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Policy wizard
Policy	The type of policy or which tenant the policy is for. Global, can't be overridden — This policy must always be enforced. Only the central administrator can edit this policy. Specific to <tenant_name> — This policy is owned and applicable to the specified tenant only. Only an administrator from that tenant, or the central administrator, can edit this policy. Global, can be overridden — This policy applies to all tenants, but can be overridden at their discretion. However, only the central administrator can edit this policy.

Policy wizard

Policy

The type of policy or which tenant the policy is for.

Global, can't be overridden — This policy must always be enforced. Only the central administrator can edit this policy.
Specific to <tenant_name> — This policy is owned and applicable to the specified tenant only. Only an administrator from that tenant, or the central administrator, can edit this policy.
Global, can be overridden — This policy applies to all tenants, but can be overridden at their discretion. However, only the central administrator can edit this policy.

Step 1: Who
Available users or groups	The list of users and groups available to be selected.
Add »	Adds the selected users or groups to the Included users or groups list.
« Remove	Moves the selected users or groups to the Available users or groups list.
Included users or groups	The list of users or groups that the policy applies to. For example, a certain school year or department.
Create a new group	Opens the Groups Page page.
Next	Collapses this section and expands the next section.

Step 2: What
Available categories or category groups	What is to be filtered. Multitenant configured systems have the tenant name prefixed to tenant specific categories and category groups.
Add »	Adds the selected users or groups to the Included categories or category groups list.
« Remove	Moves the selected users or groups to the Available categories or category groups list.
Included categories or category groups	The list of categories that the policy contains.
Create a new category group or a new category	Opens the Category groups Page page and the Categories Page page.
Back	Collapses this section and expands the previous section.
Next	Collapses this section and expands the next section to complete.

Step 3: Where
Available locations	Where the policy applies. For example, a room of devices.
Add »	Adds the selected users or groups to the Included locations list.
« Remove	Moves the selected users or groups to the Available locations list.
Included locations	The list of locations where the policy applies.
Create a new location	Opens the Locations Page page.
Back	Collapses this section and expands the previous section.
Next	Collapses this section and expands the next section to complete.

Step 4: When
Available time slots	The list of time slots available to be applied to the policy.
Add »	Adds the selected users or groups to the Included time slots list.
« Remove	Moves the selected users or groups to the Available time slots list.
Included time slots	The list of time slots of when the policy applies.
Create a new time slot	Opens the Time slots Page page.
Back	Collapses this section and expands the previous section.
Next	Collapses this section and expands the next section to complete.

Step 5: Action
Create policy folder	Select this action when configuring a policy at a central installation where you need to create policy folders for multiple locations or groups, see our help topic, About policy folders
Block	Requests to the specified categories and category groups are blocked.
Allow	Requests to the specified categories and category groups are allowed through. Content is scanned for antimalware if an antimalware policy is in place. The Smoothwall Filter might also categorize the content and apply any content modification policies in place. You can use this option to create specific exceptions to broad blocking policies. You can also prevent over-blocking of diverse content such as news articles, which might fall under a variety of categorizations depending on the type of news article.
Whitelist	When content is added to a safe list, the Smoothwall Filter doesn't examine it any further. Content is added to a safe list early on when the Smoothwall Filter is checking URLs. Content added to a safe list isn't subjected to outgoing filtering or dynamic content analysis. Content modification policies might still be applied, unless the categorization of the original, unmodified URL matches the content added to the safe list. Adding content to a safe list might help to conserve system resources and prevent unintentional blocking when dealing with trusted content, such as online banking sites or Windows updates. Note: White-listed content is not scanned for potential malware.
Soft Block	Requests to the specified categories and category groups need user confirmation before continuing to the content.
Limit to quota	Select this action to apply a quota when applying the policy. When the policy is applied, the Smoothwall Filter checks the quotas defined on the Quotas page and limit access to the requested content based on the quota object’s settings. Note: Any content being streamed or downloaded by a user is not stopped when the user’s quota runs out.
Back	Collapses this section and expands the previous section.
Enable	Turns on the policy.
Confirm	Opens a confirmation page showing all your selections. You need to click Save to turn on your policy.
Cancel	Opens the Manage policies Page page.