User`s guide

Headquarters configuration
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2.11 Web Rules Definition
Requirements
Access to Web pages will be limited by the following restrictions:
• filtering of advertisements included in web pages,
• access to pages with erotic/sexual content is denied,
• access to Web pages that offer jobs is denied (only users working in Personal
Departments are allowed to access these pages),
• user authentication will be required before access to the Internet is allowed (this way
you can monitor which pages are opened by each user).
Ads filtering and blocking access to specific website categories
The following basic HTTP rules are already predefined and available in the URL Rules tab in
Configuration → Content Filtering → HTTP Policy:
• It is recommended to keep rules Allow automatic updates for Kerio software and Allow
automatic updates and MS Windows activation enabled, so that Kerio Control automatic
updates and the server’s operating system activations work correctly.
• Rules Allow popular search engines and Remove advertisement and banners can be
used according to your needs.
• Rule Deny sites rated in Kerio Web Filter categoriescan be used to block all users access
to pages with erotic contents.
Use the Select Rating... button to select Kerio Web Filter categories that will be blocked.
Then select appropriate categories in the Pornography /Nudity section to deny access
to pages with erotic/sexual content.
On the Advanced tab, enter the text which will be displayed if a user to access a page
with forbidden content or set redirection to another webpage.
Restrictions of web pages with job offers
To restrict access to websites with job offers, use the following rules:
1. Add a rule allowing users from the Human Resources Department group to access pages
categorized by Kerio Web Filter as Job Offers.
2. Behind this rule, add a rule blocking access to the same category for any other users.