Block or allow specific videos

This article applies to organisations with a 'Hybrid' setup (both On-Premise Appliance and Cloud), as well as On-Premise only and Cloud only setups.

 

You can block or allow access to specific videos using the URL (using Cloud Filter) or the video ID (found near or at the end of the video’s URL):

  • An eleven-character YouTube video ID. For example, in the URL https://youtu.be/IDDkcQFrhLk?feature=shared&t=60, the video ID is 'IDDkcQFrhLk'.
  • A nine-character Vimeo video ID.
  • A seven-character DailyMotion video ID.

Important

Video filtering may not work for videos hosted on platforms other than YouTube, Vimeo or DailyMotion.

 

Alternatively, you can also:

Hybrid (both On-Premise Appliance and Cloud)

If you have a Hybrid setup, you can manage your Categories and Web Filter Policies in either place.

On-Premise Appliance

  1. Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Categories and select an existing Category or create a Custom Category.
  2. Select Advanced, paste unique video IDs into the Video ID filtering field, and Save the changes.
  3. Additional step if you block Vimeo: Enter these items in the Domain/URL filtering section:
    • player-telemetry.vimeo.com
    • vimeocdn.com
  4. Additional step if you block YouTube: Create a Web Filter policy for the YouTube Allowed Videos and Playlists Category with Allow as the Action. Don’t edit this category.
  5. Create a Web Filter policy to Block or Allow your Custom Category as required.
  6. Order the new policy above any other policies that cover the website.
  7. Log out of On-Premise Appliance to sync your changes.

Cloud Filter

Important

Devices must be on Cloud Filter Extension Version 3.1.0 or higher for video filtering.

 

  1. Go to Filter > Custom Categories and Edit an existing category or select Add category.
  2. Go to the Videos tab, paste an item into the box and select +Add Video Id. You can use:
    • A full video URL.
    • A unique video ID.
  3. In the list, you can see:
    • The thumbnail and title for YouTube videos.
    • The ID for Vimeo and DailyMotion videos, but not the thumbnail or title.
  4. Repeat to add another video.
  5. Additional step if you block Vimeo: Enter these items in the Domain/URL filtering section:
    • player-telemetry.vimeo.com
    • vimeocdn.com
  6. Create a Web Filter policy to Block or Allow the Custom Category as required.
  7. Order the new policy above any other policies that cover the website.
  8. Go to Filter > Publishing and select Publish to sync your changes.