Web filters are used to determine which sites are allowed, which are blocked, and which are allowed with a warning. Blocksi web filtering is based on 85 categories that are organized into the following eight category types:
Security Risk
Unethical
Adult/Mature Content
Bandwidth Consuming
Business
Personal
Unrated
Custom
Web filters are used to set up which sites students are allowed to visit, which ones are blocked, and which areaccessible with a warning.
We also provide a default web filter that is in effect until you change policies. This ensures that when a student signs in on a new device, they receive this default web filter until the policy assigned to the appropriate OU is applied. You can click the Review Policy button to see the default web filter.
To create a web filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
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 filter types that you can add to the web filter. Each filter 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 filter types, as shown below. You can choose to allow, block, or allow with a warning to the student for one or more of the filter 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 lock a web filter category as needed. Locking a web filter category prevents parents, delegates, and teachers from adding specific web filter category URLs to exception lists.
For example, locking the Social Networking category prevents parents, delegates, and teachers from adding URLs such as facebook.com and instagram.com to exception lists.
Note
Admins can add URLs from locked web categories to exception lists.
To lock a web filter category
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Locate the name of the filter for which you want to lock a web category and click the
icon to the right of the filter name. The Edit screen appears.Select the desired group to display those categories.
Click the
icon to the left of the category name to lock it.Click Save Changes to save your changes.
You can unlock a web filter category that has been locked. Unlocking a web filter category gives parents, delegates, and teachers the ability to add specific web filter category URLs to exception lists.
To unlock a web filter category
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Locate the name of the filter for which you want to unlock a web category and click the
icon to the right of the filter name. The Edit screen appears.Select the desired group to display those categories.
Click the
icon to the left of the category name to unlock it.Click Save Changes to save your changes.
You can rename a web filter as needed.
To rename a web filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
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 Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
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 Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Locate the web filter to duplicate, and click the
icon. The Duplicate Filter window opens.
Type the name of the new filter in the text box.
Click OK to add the filter. The duplicated filter 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 Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
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.