GLOBAL ADMINISTRATOR SECTION CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM SCREEN

NOTE: After making all entries in this window, click Apply.

Service Control

In the Service Control frame, indicate whether or not Pattern Blocking with be enabled or disabled.

Enable Pattern Blocking

By default, Pattern Blocking is disabled. Click “On” to block the usage of clients such as Google Web Accelerator and various proxy pattern types on end user workstations that bypass filtering, and to log IM and P2P activity of end users once IM and P2P pattern files are downloaded on demand via the Manual Update to 8e6 Supplied Categories window.

NOTE: See http://www.8e6.com/pbahelp/files/

1system_proxy_block.html for a list of proxy pattern types that are set up to be blocked.

TIPS: To block specified users from accessing proxy patterns, the 8e6 supplied “PROXY” library category (Web-based Proxies/ Anonymizers) must be applied to the group or user's filtering profile. Or, to block all users from accessing these proxy patterns, the global filtering profile and minimum filtering level must have the “PROXY” library category set up to be blocked.

To block specified users from accessing IM services, specified Instant Messaging 8e6 supplied library categories (such as “IMGEN”, “IMGCHAT”, “IMGTALK”, “ICQAIM”, “IMMSN”, “IMMYSP”, and/or “IMYAHOO”) must be applied to the group or user's filtering profile. Or, to block all users from accessing IM services, the global filtering profile and minimum filtering level must have appropriate Instant Messaging library categories set up to be blocked.

Additionally, to block specified users from accessing P2P services, the 8e6 supplied “PR2PR” library category must be applied to the group or user’s filtering profile. Or, to block all users from accessing P2P services, the global filtering profile and minimum filtering level must have the “PR2PR” library category set up to be blocked.

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