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Use the Special Hours page to configure a second set of rules about how URL requests to
sites classified by content type and download types are handled by the Web Appliance that
can be used during scheduled time periods.
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Use the Additional Policies page to create additional policies that can override the Default
policy and the Special hours policy.
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Use the Local Site List page to view all of the URLs that have been added to the list and to
manage that list. URLs are added to the list to extend the filtering provided by the Web Appliance
to URLs not included in the Sophos site list or to override the default filtering specified in the
Sophos site list.
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Use the Policy Test page to test the policy applied to a specified site with a specified user
and, optionally, at a specified time.
Related concepts
on page 48
4.2.1 Default Policy
Use the Configuration > Default Policy pages to configure the default policies that are applied
to all users and groups, and to manage access to popular Web Applications. Select either the
Categories & Download Types or Web Applications tab to configure the related default policies.
Related tasks
on page 93
4.2.1.1 Categories & Download Types
The Configuration > Group Policy > Default Policy > Categories & Download Types page
allows you to configure how URL requests to sites categorized by content type and files categorized
by download type are handled by the Web Appliance.
1. Set the behavior that you want the Web Appliance to apply to each category listed in the Site
categories section:
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Allow: Lets users view sites of this classification.
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Warn: Presents a warning to users that they are at risk of violating their organization’s web
use policy, but allows them to proceed. Once a user has chosen to proceed, no warning
page for that site will be displayed to that user for 30 minutes. If the site is in the Streaming
Media category, proceeding will enable all streaming media for 30 minutes.
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Block: Prevents users from viewing sites of this classification.
Important: Blocking Advertisements and Pop-ups also blocks content that appears behind
interstitial pages, pages of advertising that appear prior to the loading of a requested content
URL. In blocking these pages, the content that is behind them is also blocked.
2. Allow user feedback from the notification pages by selecting this check box or remove this
option by clearing it.
This option applies to only low risk sites and to medium risk sites if they have been configured
to be scanned.
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