Creating custom groups for web URL filtering
When you set up policy rules, you may need to include users who are not listed in your Active Directory. To add these users, you create custom groups within the Web URL Filtering service. These groups then appear in the
Groups
tab when you create or edit a policy rule.To add members to the group, you can enter individual IP addresses, IP address ranges, user names in the format
domain\username
, or any combination of the three.You cannot add a custom user to an LDAP group and you cannot add an LDAP user to a custom group.
- To create a new custom group
- ClickServices>Web Security Services>Web URL Filtering>Custom Groups.
- ClickNew Group.
- Enter aGroup Name.
- Add group members.
- To add a range of IP addresses:In theNamefield, enter a descriptive name that identifies the IP address range. In theStartandEndfields, enter the first and last IP addresses in the range and then clickAdd.For example, to create a group for a remote office location, you might enter the office name and then enter the IP address range for that office.
- To add a group member as a single IP address:In theNamefield, enter a name that identifies the owner or computer that is associated with the IP address. In theStartfield, enter the IP address and then clickAdd.
- To add individual users:Click theUserstab. In theNew Userfield, enter a user name in the formatdomain\username.In theEmail Addressfield, enter the user's email address. For example, to add a Remote Connect user, enter the email address that is used to sign in to the service. For other users, the email address is optional.ClickAdd.
- When you finish adding users to the group, clickSave and Exit.