Delegated Administrator

New Admin Quick Start | Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering | v8.5.x

The topics covered in lessons 1-2 and 4-9 require policy permissions. Not all administrators with policy permissions can create exceptions (covered in lesson 9).

The topics covered in lessons 10-13 require reporting permissions. Not all administrators with reporting permissions can access dashboard charts, presentation reports, or Real-Time Monitor (covered in lessons 10, 11, and 13).

Use the Navigation Tips section to become familiar with the Security Manager and its Web Security module. This section shows you how to configure policies and reporting, and identify methods of obtaining assistance, when needed.

Lesson 1: Using the Forcepoint Security Manager

Lesson 2: Accessing Help

Use the Policy Management section to learn to create and modify Internet access policies, and apply them to clients. The final lesson in this section explains how to create exceptions that permit or block listed URLs for specified clients.

Lesson 4: The Default policy

Lesson 5: Working with clients

Lesson 6: Using the sample policies

Lesson 7: Managing URLs by category

Lesson 8: Creating custom policies

Lesson 9: Managing URLs with exceptions

Use the Reporting section to understand the reporting tools that your permissions allow you to access.

Lesson 10: Dashboard reports

Lesson 11: Presentation Reports

Lesson 12: Investigative Reports

Lesson 13: Real-Time Monitor

At the end of the tutorial, Where Do I Go Next?, provides pointers to additional topics and resources, including the Knowledge Base and online video tutorials.

To find this tutorial again later, click the Help button from any page in the Security Manager and expand the Getting Started option.