Rule name

Field for entering the name of the web resource access rule.

Use this rule

This check box enables or disables the use of this rule when the application is running.

If the check box is selected, the rule is enabled, and Web Control applies this rule at runtime.

If the check box is cleared, the rule is disabled and is not used when Web Control is running. You can enable the use of this Web Control rule later by selecting the check box.

The check box is selected by default.

Filter content

In the drop-down list, you can select a content filter for the web resource:

• Do not filter (default value). If this item is selected, no web resource content filter is used.
• By content category. When this item is selected, the Select button becomes available. Clicking this button opens the Select content category window.
• By data type category. When this item is selected, the Select button becomes available. Clicking this button opens the Select data type category window.
• By content category and data type category. When this item is selected, the Select buttons become available. Clicking these buttons opens windows where you can select the necessary categories.

Filter addresses

In the drop-down list, you can select a filter for the address of a web resource:

• Any address (default value). If this item is selected, the web resource address filter is not used; the Web Control rule is applied to all web resource addresses.
• Specified addresses. When this item is selected, the Select addresses button becomes available. Clicking this button opens the Select addresses window, where you can select the necessary web resource addresses.

Apply to users

In the drop-down list, you can select the users that the web resource access rule applies to:

• All users (default value). If this item is selected, the user filter is not used; the Web Control rule is applied to all users.
• Selected users. When this item is selected, the Select users button becomes available. Clicking this button opens the Select users window.

Rule schedule

In the drop-down list, you can configure the schedule for the web resource access rule:

• Always (default value). When this item is selected, the web resource access rule is applied without time limits, that is, at all times.
• <Schedule name>. When this item is selected, the Delete and Edit buttons become available, which you can click to delete or configure the schedule.
• Add new schedule. Selecting this item opens the Access schedule window where you can configure a new schedule for the web resource access rule.

Rule action

In the drop-down list, you can select the action that Web Control will perform when it detects an attempt to access a web resource that matches the rule:

• Allow (default value) – allow access to the web resource.
• Block – block access to the web resource and display a message that access is blocked.
• Inform – display a warning that the web resource is undesirable. By clicking links in the warning message, the user can access the requested web resource.