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Working with filters
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Managing access to categories and protocols
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Internet Access Policies
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Creating a category filter
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Creating a protocol filter
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Creating a limited access filter
Use the Policy Management > Filters page to view, create, and modify category, protocol, and limited access filters.
The Filters page is divided into 3 main sections:
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Category Filters determine which categories to block and permit.
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Protocol Filters determine which non-HTTP protocols to block and permit.
Network Agent must be installed to enable full protocol-based policy enforcement.
With Websense Web Security Gateway, it is possible to filter non-HTTP protocols that tunnel over HTTP ports without using Network Agent. See Tunneled protocol detection for more information.
In Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere environments, the hybrid service does not provide protocol-based policy enforcement.
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Limited Access Filters define a restrictive list of permitted websites (see Restricting users to a defined list of URLs).
Category, protocol, and limited access filters form the building blocks of policies. Each policy is made up of at least one category or limited access filter, and one protocol filter, applied to selected clients on a specific schedule.
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To review or edit an existing category, protocol, or limited access filter, click the filter name. For more information, see:
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Editing a category filter
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Editing a protocol filter
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Editing a limited access filter
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To create a new category, protocol, or limited access filter, click Add. For more information, see:
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Creating a category filter
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Creating a protocol filter
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Creating a limited access filter
To duplicate an existing filter, mark the check box next to the filter name, and then click Copy. The copy is given the name of the original filter with a number appended for uniqueness, and then added to the list of filters. Edit the copy just as you would any other filter.
If you have created delegated administration roles (see Delegated Administration and Reporting), Super Administrators can copy filters that they have created to other roles for use by delegated administrators.
To copy filters to another role, first mark the check box next to the filter name, and then click Copy to Role. See Copying filters and policies to roles for more information.

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