An application filter contains a list of popular applications like Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, etc. Use these filters to control access to those applications, among others.
You can use application filters to control a user’s access to YouTube, Google Docs, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Classroom, and Google Games. You can create as many application filters as you need.
To create an application filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application Filter screen appears.
Type the name of the filter in the Enter filter name text field.
Click Create Filter + to add the filter. The new filter appears at the bottom of the list.
Click the icon to the right of the filter name to open the new filter. The Edit screen appears.
Application filters default to allow all applications. You can change which applications are blocked and which are allowed. See Blocking and Allowing Applications for more information.
To block and allow applications
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application Filter screen appears.
Locate the filter for which you want to block and allow applications, and click the
icon. The Edit screen appears.
Click the Allow or Block button for the desired application.
Click Update for each application you allow or block. You must click the Update button for each application change. If you do not, the system saves only the ones for which you do.
To block and allow Windows Application Paths, see Filtering Windows Applications.
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Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application Filter screen appears.
Locate the name of the filter to which you want to add the application, and click the
icon (If you do not have one, you may create one now). The Edit screen appears.
Under Windows Application Filtering, select the filtering mode using the toggle. You can choose to filter all applications except those listed in the Filtered Applications Table, or you can choose to allow all applications except those listed in the table. The setting you select is described to the right of the toggle under Current Setting.
Type the paths or extension of the Window applications you choose to filter or allow and click Insert. For example, you can add the application itself (Dropbox: DropboxUpdate.exe and Dropbox.exe). The full path of these executables are not needed. The paths or extensions you enter appear in the Filtered Applications Table. You can also remove any paths or extensions from the table by clicking the red trash can (delete) icon to the right of the path or extension.
Note
Please keep in mind, if you do not have an application filter applied to your current policy assigned to the users that need the program, you need to add the filter for it to go into effect. Once everything is complete, Click Update Policies on All Clients.
Other applications may need additional executables to be added for the Windows Application to run properly. For example:
Dropbox requires both DropboxUpdate.exe and Dropbox.exe to run properly.
If the services are not reachable, please compare the application processes in Task Manager to the local bsflt.log file in the root directory of your computer's C:\ drive. In the bsflt.log file, you should see a row listed as:
ApiMethods::fetchWhitelistedApps
You can Ctrl+F to locate this line. On this line you should see the .exe file you have added to be allowed. If Task Manager shows additional .exe files for the program to run, add them to the Windows Application Path.
You can rename an application filter as needed.
To rename an application filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application 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 an application filter as needed.
To modify an application filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application 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. Click Update for any application changes you made and Insert if you added a Windows Application Path.
You can use an existing application filter to create a new one.
To duplicate an application filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application Filter screen appears.
Locate the 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 application settings as the original filter.
Make any desired changes to the new filter and save it.
You can delete application filters when you no longer need them.
To delete an application filter
Click Content Filtering from the Main Menu and then click Filters from its sub-menu.
Click APPLICATION FILTER at the top of the screen. The Application Filter screen appears.
Locate the filter that you want to delete, and click the
icon to the right of the filter. A confirmation prompt appears.Click OK to delete the filter. The filter is removed.