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H. Custom Block/Warn/X Strikes/Quota pages
Customize a block, warning, X Strikes, or quota pages . Modify page contents
to point to a URL within your organization, send a request to your administrator’s
email address, or include verbiage of your choice that informs users of their
Internet usage activities that triggered the page.
To customize pages, go to:
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SYSTEM: System > Customization > Common Customization window, and
other applicable customization windows
In the IR Web Filter User Guide index, see:
• How to: customize pages
IV. Pass/Allow
A. Always Allow Custom Category
Create a white list custom category . Set up an Always Allow category and add
all URLs deemed acceptable. Apply this category to all pertinent profiles. Please
keep in mind that if any library category in this list is set up to be blocked in the
Minimum Filtering Level, the Minimum Filtering Level setting will override the entry
in the Always Allow custom category.
To create a white list custom category and use it in a profile, go to:
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LIBRARY: Library > Category Groups > Custom Categories > Add Category
(add URLs, URL Keywords, Search Engine Keywords)
• POLICY: Policy > IP > member > member profile > Category tab
or POLICY: Policy > Global Group > Global Group Profile > Category tab
In the IR Web Filter User Guide index, see:
• How to: set up a custom category
• How to: use library categories in a profile
B. URL exceptions
Use Exception URLs to let specified individuals bypass the Minimum
Filtering Level
. Enable the option to bypass the Minimum Filtering Level using
exception URLs. Enter the exception URLs in the applicable profile.
To set up the Exception URL bypass for users to bypass blocked URLs, go to:
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POLICY: Policy > Global Group > Minimum Filtering Level > Min. Filter Bypass
• Policy > IP > member > Exception URL window
In the IR Web Filter User Guide index, see:
• How to: configure the Minimum Filtering Level: Bypass Options
• How to: set up Exception URLs