Summary
Instructions on blocking Snapchat for all users or a chosen group of users in your school or organization.
Problem
I need to block Snapchat for users at my organization, how do I do this with the Smoothwall web filter?
Solution
First create a new category in Guardian > Policy Objects > Categories with a logical name such as ‘Snapchat’.
To block Snapchat you need to block the sites and addresses used by Snapchat:
Create or edit a custom block category, see our help topic, Creating custom categories.
Add the following addresses and URLs to the category:
74.125.203.141
feelinsonice.appspot.com
appspot.l.google.com
appspot.l.google.com
data.flurry.com
Either create a block policy, or add the above category to an existing block policy. See our help topic, Creating web filter policies.
Next, create a block policy under Guardian > Web filter > Manage policies
•Who: Everyone *
•What: Snapchat
•Where: Everywhere *
•Action: Block
•* Change as appropriate