RULES ADMINISTRATOR

Introduction

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Creating Rules

To create a new rule:

1 Select New from the Rule menu, or click the New Rule button.

Note: A new rule is always enabled by default. It will not be active, however, until changes are committed to the database.

2Choose a Who object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Who section of the rule.

3Choose a Where object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Where section of the rule.

4Choose a What object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the What section of the rule.

5Choose a When object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the When section of the rule.

6Choose an Allowance object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Allowance section of the rule.

7Choose a Notify object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Notify section of the rule.

8Choose a HTTP Deny Page object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the HTTP Deny Page section of the rule.

9Right-click the new rule and choose Properties from the drop-down menu.

10You will see the Rule Properties dialog:

Enter a comment for this rule. Adding a comment to a rule enables you to see a description of the rules action in the Rules Administrator and Real-time Monitor, which enables you to see why a rule is blocking a web page. When adding a comment ensure that:

•The description gives a clear indication of what the rule will do.

•The comment is 31 characters in length, or less. Comments exceeding 31 characters will be truncated in the Rules Administrator and Real-time Monitor. The word ‘(truncated)’ will be placed at the end of the comment.

Note: If you do not add a comment to the rule you will see ‘N/A’ in the Comment columns of Rules Administrator and Real-time Monitor.

11 Move the rule to the appropriate level in the Rule List Panel.

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