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Website Management

You can control the websites your users can access.

Restriction

Web Control settings don't apply to websites you've excluded. See Global Exclusions.

You can extend the website filtering provided by Sophos Central. For more information on how Sophos filters websites, see Sophos Web Security and Control Test Site.

Note

Sophos Endpoint doesn't currently support filtering or blocking of IPv6 network traffic on Macs. However, Sophos Endpoint can still enforce restrictions via IPv4 when blocking content like streaming services.

On the Website Management page, you can use a website list to:

  • Control websites not in one of the Sophos categories.

  • Tag websites to put them in groups, which are like custom categories. You can then use policies to control these websites for certain users.

    Note

    If you updated a policy but it's not behaving as expected, clear the browser cache or cookies.

  • Override the Sophos category for a site. This changes that site’s category for all your users.

Add sites to the Website Management list

You can add sites to the Website Management list.

Show me how

To add a site to the website list, do as follows:

  1. Go to My Products > General Settings > Website Management.
  2. Click Add.

  3. On the Add Website Customization page, do as follows:

    1. Enter sites.

      You can enter single URLs, full domains, TLDs, IP addresses, CIDR ranges, or top level domains.

      Note

      Managing websites using IP addresses only controls browser-based access. It doesn't block other applications or interact with rules for a local firewall.

    2. (Optional) In Category override, select a category to associate the sites with a specific category and override the Sophos category for a site.

      Note

      If you think Sophos has put a website in the wrong category, we recommend you open a support case. See Submit a sample.

    3. In Add tags, enter tag names to associate the sites with tags. This groups the sites together.

      You can use tags when creating web control policies for Endpoint computers or servers. See Log web control events.

    4. (Optional) In Comments, you can add more information about the tags you've created or categories you've overridden. This can be helpful when troubleshooting policy issues.

    5. Click Save.

    Your entry will be added to the website list.

Edit or delete entries

You can edit entries in the list or delete them.

To edit an entry, click the Edit icon Edit icon.. The icon is on the right of the entry.

To delete an entry, select the checkbox to the left of the entry, and then click Delete.