McAfee MTP08EMB3RUA Product Guide - Page 119

Using Browser Protection and Web Filtering Block and warn sites by safety ratings 6 When you configure a warning action for a site, users are redirected to a message explaining that there might be threats on the site. They can then decide whether to cancel or continue their navigation to the site. To ensure users can access specific sites that are important to your business, no matter how they are rated, add them to the Exceptions list as an authorized site. For authorized sites, browser protection ignores the safety rating. Blocking or warning site access based on safety ratings Use this task to block users from accessing sites that contain threats or to warn users about potential threats on sites. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 Select Browser Protection & Web Filtering, then click the General Settings tab. 3 Under Access to Sites, select a separate level of access for red, yellow, and unrated sites. • Block - Block access to all sites with the specified rating. • Warn - Display a warning when users attempt to access a site with the specified rating. • Allow - Allow access to all sites with the specified rating. 4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Blocking or warning file downloads based on safety ratings Use this task to block users from downloading files that contain threats or to warn users about potential threats from downloads. A site with an overall safety rating of green can contain individual download files rated yellow or red. To protect users, specify an action that is specific to the rating for an individual file. This feature is not available in Firefox browsers because Firefox is unable to recognize safety ratings for individual site resources. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 Select Browser Protection & Web Filtering, then click the General Settings tab. 3 Under Access to Downloads, select a separate level of access for red, yellow, and unrated files. • Block - Block all downloads of files with the specified rating. • Warn - Display a warning when users attempt to download a file with the specified rating. • Allow - Allow all downloads of files with the specified rating. 4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) McAfee Total Protection Service 5.1.5 Product Guide 119