- On the GUARDIAN menu, under the Web filter submenu click Policy wizard.
- If you're creating a web filter policy in a multitenant configuration, from the Policy list, select the type of policy or which tenant the policy is for, otherwise, skip to the next step.
- Under the Step 1: Who section, from the Available users or groups list, select the users and groups to whom the policy applies and click Add. When you've added all the users and groups, click Next to continue.
- Under the Step 2: What section, from the Available categories or category groups list, select what is to be filtered and click Add. When you've selected all the content, click Next to continue.
- Under the Step 3: Where section, from the Available locations list, select where the policy applies and click Add. When you've added the location(s), click Next to continue.
- Under the Step 4: When section, from the Available time slots list, select when the policy applies and click Add. When you've added the time slot(s), click Next to continue.
- Under the Step 5: Action section, select the action to perform for this policy or to create a folder instead of a policy.
- Create a policy folder. If you're not sure what a policy folder is, see our help topic, About policy folders.
- Block. If you're trying to block access to a specific app, you can see our knowledge base articles for more information, Policies to block specific apps.
- Allow. If you're trying to allow access to a specific app, you can see our knowledge base articles for more information, Policies to allow specific apps.
- Whitelist. If you're trying to allow access to a specific app, you can see our knowledge base articles for more information, Policies to allow specific apps.
- Soft block. Choose this option if you want to allow your users to access content but they must confirm that they want to access it before continuing to the content.
- Limit to quota. Choose this option if you want the Smoothwall Filter to check the quotas defined on the Quotas page and limit access to the requested content based on the quota object's settings.
- Make sure that the policy is turned on by making sure that the Enable Policy option is selected. Once you are satisfied, click Confirm.
- Review your selections and click Save to create the policy.