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
Article Type
Technical Solution


Environment

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

  1. Click on Policies button
  2. Under view Policies > Select Firewall
  3. Edit the existing Firewall Policy
  4. Click Rules
  5. Right Click Rule Number 2 and Select Add a Blank Rule
  6. Right Click Under the Action and Set it to Block
  7. Right Click on the Host Select Edit
  8. Under Specify host names or addresses of computers that trigger the rule Select : Local /Remote
  9. Under Remote Click Add Under Type Select DNS domain
  10. Under DNS Domain type the name of the Website e.g. : *.symantec.com
  11. Click OK and close the Host List Window
  12. Click OK and close the Firewall Policy Window
  13. 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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2009021621532848


Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92405


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