Blocking a Website using Symantec Endpoint Protection
| Article:TECH92405 | | | Created: 2009-01-16 | | | Updated: 2012-08-22 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92405 |
Problem
How to Block a Website using Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symptoms
You have computers running Symantec Endpoint Protection. You want to block them from accessing a specific website using Symantec Endpoint Protection.
Solution
Open Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
- Click on Policies button
- Under view Policies > Select Firewall
- Edit the existing Firewall Policy
- Click Rules
- Right Click Rule Number 2 and Select Add a Blank Rule
- Right Click Under the Action and Set it to Block
- Right Click on the Host Select Edit
- Under Specify host names or addresses of computers that trigger the rule Select : Local /Remote
- Under Remote Click Add Under Type Select DNS domain
- Under DNS Domain type the name of the Website e.g. : *.symantec.com
- Click OK and close the Host List Window
- Click OK and close the Firewall Policy Window
- Assign the policy to the desired group
Note : In the same way, if you add *.com in Step 11 it will block the entire range of .com websites
Note : Make sure that all the computers you are managing have Network Threat Protection installed or else the Symantec Endpoint Protection client will not have the ability to block access to websites
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Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92405
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