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SurfControl Web Filter v5.5 Administrator’s Guide 57
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ULES
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DMINISTRATOR
Introduction
7
Creating Rules
To create a new rule:
1Select New from the Rule menu, or click the New Rule button.
2 Choose a Who object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Who section of the rule.
3 Choose a Where object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Where section of the rule.
4 Choose a What object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the What section of the rule.
5 Choose a When object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the When section of the rule.
6 Choose an Allowance object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Allowance section of
the rule.
7 Choose a Notify object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the Notify section of the rule.
8 Choose a HTTP Deny Page object (if required) and drag and drop the object onto the HTTP Deny
Page section of the rule.
9 Right-click the new rule and choose Properties from the drop-down menu.
10 You 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.
11 Move the rule to the appropriate level in the Rule List Panel.
Note: A new rule is always enabled by default. It will not be active, however, until changes are
committed to the database.
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.