RULES ADMINISTRATOR

Who Objects

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Table 7-1Active Directory, NT and NetWare Domain objects

Where Installed

Objects seen

NetWare Domain/NT

NT Domain objects: Workgroup, Domain object.

Domain

NetWare objects: Domain object.

 

 

 

NetWare Domain/Active

NT Domain objects: Workgroup, Domain object.

Directory

Active Directory objects: Domain object.

 

 

NetWare objects: Domain object.

 

 

 

 

User-defined Who Objects

These rule objects have to be created manually, and can consist of the following:

Hosts and Domains

MAC Addresses

Subnets

Mobile Who Objects

If you have installed SurfControl Mobile Filter, you can use the following objects in your rules:

Mobile Users - The user name as defined in the SurfControl Client Administrator.

Mobile Hosts - The host name as defined in the SurfControl Client Administrator.

Who Lists

Who Lists are a combination of Monitored Workstations, NT Domain and User Defined Who Objects. Who lists are a convenient way of grouping Who objects together to share common rules.

The list of workstations available in the Rules Administrator is the same as you see in the Monitored Data, in addition to the Novell NetWare and Windows NT users defined for the network. As Web Filter detects new users, it updates both the Monitored Data and the Rules Administrator. To refresh the display with the most current contents of the database, press F5.

CREATING USER DEFINED WHO OBJECTS

Hosts and Domains

The Hosts and Domains object is used to apply a rule to a particular IP address, Host name or Domain on your network. A host is a computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network which can include the Internet. Each host has a unique IP address. A domain is a group of computers on a network that are administered as a unit.

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5.5 specifications

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