}
Network Object:
Select the members of the group. You can select the
IP Range
button to specify a range of IP addresses, or select the
User Group
button to
select a user group. The members in the group are subject to the Internet
application management policy.
IM Software, P2P Software, Block Stock Software, Network Video, Online
Game, Shopping Site, Social Networking Site, Web Game, Email, Forum and
Others
: Select the applications or services that you want to block under each
category.
Schedule Settings:
Select the days and times when the Internet application
management policy is in effect. By default, the policy is always in effect.
Note:
If a function option in
Application Control
page doesn
’t have the desired effect,
please go to
App Control > Policy Database
page to check whether the
corresponding policy is the latest. See
Section
10.8 Policy Database
for more
information about how to update policy.
3)
Example for Application Control
Requirements
In this example, a company has four departments:
Technology Department: 192.168.1.11~192.168.1.100
Customer Service Department: 192.168.1.101~192.168.1.140
Sales Department: 192.168.1.141~192.168.1.170
Financial Department: 192.168.1.171~192.168.1.180
Now the company wants to manage employee online application. It is required that all
the Internet applications provided in
Internet Application Management Settings
page are blocked during working hours (
Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00
), and
permitted at other times including weekends. But there are two exceptions:
The CEO and vice CEO can access the Internet without any restrictions. Their IP
addresses are 192.168.16.5 and 192.168.16.9 respectively.
The Customer Service and Sales Departments
’ employees need to use IM
applications to communicate with customers during working hours.
Analysis
We need to create two Internet application management policies to meet the
requirements:
