[KB7972] Manage Web control settings for managed devices running ESET endpoint or server applications through ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem

Issue

• Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem
• Enable Web control
• Manage URL rules
• Manage category-based rules
• Customize the blocked webpage message and graphic

Details

Solution

Related solutions: Non-managed users | Android users

Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem

1. Open the ESET PROTECT Web Console.

2. Open policies overview.

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   ESET PROTECT

   
   

   Click Configuration → Advanced setup.

   

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   ESET PROTECT On-Prem

   
   

   Click Policies.

   

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3. Select the policy that is applied to the devices where you want to manage the Web control settings: below Policies, click the respective policy category, click the policy and click Edit.

   

4. Click Settings, expand Protections, click Web access protection and expand Web control.

   

Enable Web control

1. Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem.

2. Enable the toggle next to Enable Web control.

   

Manage URL rules

1. Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem.

2. Click Edit next to URL rules.

   

3. To create a rule, click Add. Alternatively, select a rule and click Edit, Remove, Copy, or the arrows to perform the action you want.

   Rule priority

   The order of rules in the Rules list determines their priority: the rule at the top has the highest priority. To change a rule's position, select the rule and click the arrow to move it up or down one place. To move a rule directly to the top or bottom of the list, select the rule and click the respective double arrow.

   

4. Define the rule settings. For more information, see Adding Web control rules (ESET Endpoint Security) or Add or edit Web control rules (ESET Server Security).

   

5. Next to URLs, click Add and type or copy/paste the website address to which the rule should apply. To add multiple website addresses, click Enter multiple values, type or copy/paste the website addresses and select a separator for multiple values. Click OK → Save.

   Wildcards and other recommendations

   Use wildcards (* and ?) to match multiple addresses at once. The asterisk (*) replaces any sequence of characters, including none. The question mark (?) replaces a single character. For example, to block all addresses from nk01.sample.com to nk98.sample.net, type nk??.sample.*

   You do not have to include the protocol prefix—if omitted, both versions (http:// and https://) are used.

   

6. Click Save.

   

7. Click Finish.

   

Manage category-based rules

1. Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem.

2. Click Edit next to Category-based rules.

   

3. To create a rule, click Add. Alternatively, select a rule and click Edit, Remove, Copy, or the arrows to perform the action you want.

   Rule priority

   The order of rules in the Rules list determines their priority: the rule at the top has the highest priority. To change a rule's position, select the rule and click the arrow to move it up or down one place. To move a rule directly to the top or bottom of the list, select the rule and click the respective double arrow.

   

4. Define the rule settings. For more information, see Adding Web control rules (ESET Endpoint Security) or Add or edit Web control rules (ESET Server Security).

   

5. Next to Category groups, select the category groups to which the rule should apply. If needed, expand a category to view and select individual sub-categories. Click OK.

   

6. Click Save.

   

7. Click Finish.

   

Customize the blocked webpage message and graphic

1. Open Web control settings in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem.

2. In the field next to Blocked webpage message, type the message that you want to display when a client device attempts to access blocked content. In the field next to Blocked webpage graphic, type or copy/paste the link to the image that you want to display along with the blocked webpage message. Click Finish.