Controlling access to Web sites

You can control the Web sites that users access. For example, you might want to prevent users from browsing sites that are not work-related.

About this task

When you specify access settings, keep these tips in mind:

  • Use a DNS name rather than an IP address. Entering an IP address forces the Web Navigator to take extra steps to perform a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup. If the DNS cannot resolve an IP address, access to that site is denied.
  • A more specific reference overrides a less specific reference. For example, if you enter www.*.com in the Deny access field and enter www.ibm.com in the Allow access field, users can access www.ibm.com but cannot access sites with names such as www.ibm-us.com.
  • If you enter an identical reference in both the Allow access and Deny access fields, the Allow access entry overrides the Deny access entry.
  • There is an implied [*] in the Allow access field at all times. This [*] allows access to all sites by default, unless you enter settings in the Deny access field to override this default.

To control access to Web sites

Procedure

  1. From the IBM® Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab, and then open the Server document for the Web Navigator server.
  2. Click the Server Tasks > Web Retriever tab.
  3. Allow or deny access to Internet sites by entering one or more of the following, separated by commas or spaces:
    • A DNS name -- for example, www.renovations.com
    • An IP address -- for example, 205.159.212.10
    • A DNS name or IP address with a wildcard (*) --for example, www.*.com. You can use only one wildcard per entry -- for example you cannot enter w*.*.com.