Monitoring and filtering Internet browsing
Using the Websites elements, GFI WebMonitor gives you the facility to create policies aimed at monitoring and filtering user browsing. , GFI WebMonitor determines what action to take, according to what you configured in that policy. This may be one of the following actions:
- Allow, Block, Warn or Monitor Internet browsing
- Scan URLs for viruses and malicious content
- Filter by reputation using inbuilt controls that apply filters based on a website's reputation
- Notify specific users when certain URLs are requested
- Limit - limit browsing based on surf time or bandwidth limits
GFI WebMonitor ships with a number of pre-configured policies that are typically sufficient for the purposes of the trial. However, if you wish to create a new policy or edit one of the existing policies, you can do this from: Manage > Policies.