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Configure Web Control Options policy

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Configure the Web Control Options policy to enable or disable the web protection, configure logging preferences, and enforce actions for specific scenarios.

  1. Log on to the ePO - On-prem sever as an administrator.

  2. From the Policy Catalog page, select Endpoint Security Web Control as the product, then select Options as the category.

  3. Click New Policy, type a name for the policy, then click OK.

  4. On the Policy Catalog page, click the policy that you created, then define these settings.

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    Web Control

    Enable Web Control — Enables or disables Web Control on managed Mac systems.

    Event Logging

    • Log web categories for green rated sites — Logs content category details for the green-rated sites that you access.

    • Log events for allowed sites configured in the Block and Allow List — Logs events for sites listed in the Block and Allow List with Allow permission.

    Action Enforcement

    Apply this action to sites not yet verified by Trellix GTI:

    • Allow — Allows access to unverified sites

    • Block — Blocks access to unverified sites

    • Warn — Displays a warning for unverified sites. You can either select Continue or Cancel the navigation.

    • Blocks site by default if Trellix GTI ratings server is not reachable — Blocks access to sites if Trellix GTI is not reachable for site rating.

    • Blocks phishing pages for all sites (Includes Allowed sites and overrides content rating actions) — Blocks access to phishing sites although the Block Allow List allows access to the site and the content rating is enabled.

    Exclusions

    Allow all IP addresses in the local network — Allows the IP addresses of the local network.

    Specify IP addresses or ranges to exclude from Web Control rating or blocking — Excludes the IP addresses from Web Control rating and blocking.

    Note

    Specify only a single IP address or the IP address range. The software doesn't support Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) IP address format.

  5. Click Save.