About Allowing Sites To Bypass Webblocker; Add An Allowed Site - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

About allowing sites to bypass WebBlocker

WebBlocker might deny a web site that is necessary for your business. You can override WebBlocker by
defining a web site normally denied by WebBlocker as an exception to allow users to access it. For example,
suppose employees in your company frequently use web sites that contain medical information. Some of
these web sites are forbidden by WebBlocker because they fall into the sex education category. To override
WebBlocker, you specify the web site's IP address or its domain name. You can also deny sites that WebBlocker
normally allows.
WebBlocker exceptions apply only to HTTP traffic. If you deny a site with WebBlocker, the site is not
automatically added to the Blocked Sites list.
To add WebBlocker exceptions, see

Add an allowed site

1. From the navigation bar, select WebBlocker > Allowed Sites.
The WebBlocker Allowed Sites page appears.
2. From the drop-down list, select host IP address or domain name.
3. Type the host IP address or domain name of the web site to allow.
4. Repeat step 3 for each additional host or domain name that you want to add to the Allowed Sites list.
The domain (or host) name is the part of a URL that ends with .com, .net, .org, .biz, .gov, or .edu. Domain
names may also end in a country code, such as .de (Germany) or .jp (Japan). To add a domain name,
type the URL pattern without the leading "http://". For example, to allow access to the Google web site,
select to add a domain name and enter
different IP address, you must enter that subdomain to allow it. For example, if www.site.com and
site.com are on different servers, you must add both entries.
5. Click Add.
The site is added to the Allowed Sites list.
6. Click Submit.
To remove an item from the Allowed Sites list, select the address and click Remove, and then click Submit.
User Guide
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