Setting up your first policy

Use the Web > Policy Management > Policies page to create a basic policy to determine which websites can and cannot be accessed by users whose traffic is managed by the cloud service.

This process walks you through creating a very basic policy that you can customize later if necessary. See Creating a new policy for complete instructions and details.

Click Add.

Enter a policy name and administrator email address. This email address is used as the address from which system messages are sent.

Select a pre-defined policy template to use as the basis for your new policy:

Default blocks access to sites in commonly blocked categories, like Adult Material, Gambling, and sites that present a security risk, while permitting access to sites commonly used for business or educational purposes.

Basic blocks the most frequently blocked categories and permits the rest.

Security only blocks only sites that present a security risk (like phishing-related sites or sites that host malware) and permits access to all others.

Monitor only does not block any websites, but does log user activity for use in reporting.

Select a Time zone for this policy. This may be used both for time-based policy enforcement and reporting log records.

When you are finished, click Save.