Web filters determine which sites will be allowed, which will be blocked, and which will be allowed with a warning. Blocksi web filtering is based on 85 categories that are organized into the following eight category types:
Web filters are used to set up which sites students will be allowed to visit, which ones will be blocked, and which will be accessible with a warning.
To create a web filter
Click Filters from the Main Menu and then click Web Filters from its sub-menu. The Web Filter screen appears.
Type the name of the filter in the Enter filter name text field.
Click Create Filter + to add the filter. The Edit screen appears. You are presented with a list of category types that you can add to the web filter. Each category type may contain one or more web page categories. For instance, if you click the Security Risk type, it expands to show Malicious, Phishing, and Spam URLs category types, as shown below. You can choose to allow, block, or allow with a warning to the student for one or more of the category types.
Click each filter type to expand it, and make your selections.
Click Save Changes when you have finished. A confirmation prompt appears indicating the save was successful.
Click Close to remove the prompt.
You can rename a web filter at any time.
To rename a web filter
Click Filters from the Main Menu and then click Web Filters from its sub-menu. The Web Filter screen appears.
Locate the filter that you want to rename, and click the filter name. A box opens to allow you to rename the filter. Note that Save and Cancel buttons have been added to the right of the name, as shown below.
Rename the filter, and click the Save button.
You can modify a web filter as needed.
To modify a web filter
Click Filters from the Main Menu and then click Web Filters from its sub-menu. The Web Filter screen appears.
Locate the name of the filter you want to modify, and click the
icon to the right of the filter name. The Edit screen appears.Make the necessary changes to the filter, and click Save Changes.
You can use an existing web filter to create a new one.
To duplicate a web filter
Click Filters from the Main Menu and then click Web Filters from its sub-menu. The Web Filter screen appears.
Locate the web filter to duplicate, and click the
icon. The Duplicate Filter window opens.
Type the name of the new list in the text box.
Click OK to add the filter. The duplicated list appears at the bottom of the list. It contains the same blocked, allowed, and warning sites as the original filter.
Make any desired changes to the new filter and save it.
You can delete a web filter when you no longer need it.
To delete a web filter
Click Filters from the Main Menu and then click Web Filters from its sub-menu. The Web Filter screen appears.
Locate the name of the web filter you want to delete, and click the
icon. A confirmation prompt appears.Click OK to delete the filter. The filter is removed from the list.