Introduction

Policies govern user Internet access. A policy is made up of:

• Category filters, used to apply actions (permit, block) to URL categories (see Managing access to categories, protocols, and cloud apps)
• Limited access filters, used to permit access to only a restricted list of URLs (see Restricting users to a defined list of URLs)
• Protocol filters, used to apply actions to Internet protocols (see Managing access to categories, protocols, and cloud apps)
• Cloud app filters, used to apply actions to cloud applications (see Managing access to categories, protocols, and cloud apps)
• A schedule that determines when each category or limited access filter and protocol filter is enforced

Your software includes 3 predefined policies:

• Default filters Internet access for all clients not governed by another policy. This policy becomes active as soon as you enter a subscription key (see The Default policy).
• Unrestricted provides unlimited access to the Internet. This policy is not applied to any clients by default.
• Example - Standard User shows how multiple filters can be applied in a policy to provide different degrees of Internet access at different times. This policy is used in the New Admin Quick Start tutorial to demonstrate the process of editing a policy and applying it to clients.

Use any of these policies as is, edit them to suit your organization, or create your own polices.