Manage access to specific websites and services

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Allow users to bypass the Block page and access a blocked website When applying filtering from the On-Premise Appliance, users can bypass or override a website Block page using the fo...
Smoothwall shortcuts to quickly block access Creating or editing a Custom Category and using it in a Web Filter Policy can take time. To urgently block access, us...
Quick block or allow URLs and domains You can block or allow URLs and domains in a few ways: Add domains or URLs to a Custom Category and then use it in ...
Quick block users at a location from accessing the Web You can quickly block users from accessing the web for entire locations using Location Blocking when you are filteri...
URL or domain filtering to block or allow access to websites Smoothwall has built-in Blocklist Categories to prevent access to unsafe or distracting websites and domains. You can...
Block Web Proxies and VPNs This article outlines how to implement the firewall, inspection, and filtering controls required to prevent users fr...
Search term filtering to block or allow searching for specific words or phrases Smoothwall has built-in Blocklist Categories containing keywords, phrases and patterns to prevent access to undesirab...
Block access to streaming media platforms, videos, and playlists You can manage video access on platforms like YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion by applying policies from On-Premise App...
Allow access to ScreenConnect To allow access to ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect software through the Smoothwall Web Filter, contact Smoothwall Support...
Block or allow specific videos You can block or allow access to specific videos using the URL (using Cloud Filter) or the video ID (found near or at...
Block or allow video playlists You can block or allow access to specific YouTube playlists if: YouTube is blocked, and you want to allow access to ...
Block YouTube Shorts The method for preventing users from seeing or watching YouTube Shorts depends on the platform you use to filter devi...
Block Tor access to the web Tor allows users to navigate the web anonymously. Users with access to Tor can bypass the Smoothwall On-Premise Appli...
Temporarily block web browsing for users You can temporarily ban users by adding them to the Banned users group in Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance, then block...
Allow access to Minecraft You can allow users access to play Minecraft without allowing access to all online games or computer games. Add a Web...
Allow access to a game console This article explains how to allow access to game consoles on the same network that your Smoothwall On-premise Applia...
Allow access to websites that don’t use port 80 or 443 Some websites don't use the standard ports 80 or 443 and instead connect through a non-standard port. Your users may ...
Block Google Drive Downloads and Uploads If you allow access to Google Drive, you can block users from downloading and uploading documents. When this is set u...
Allow access to Dropbox You can allow access to the Dropbox desktop app or browser website. Step 1: Create a Web Filter Policy Create a Web...