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How to allow LinkedIn while blocking Social Networking

Category: Administration, Authentication Manager, Proxy Settings

LinkedIn is filtered under the Social Networking category. To allow LinkedIn, while continuing to block other Social Networking sites, you can create a custom allowed category.

  1. Navigate to Categorization – Customize – URLs¹.
  2. Select the Custom option, and enter a name for the allowed category.
  3. In the Custom URLs field, add the following entries (including asterisks). Each entry must be on its own line.
    – *.linkedin.com
    – *.licdn.*
  4. Click Submit.

Note:  Custom categories are initially allowed by default, but can be changed to fit certain policies.

 

¹ For CyBlock version 6.8.3a and earlier:

  1. Create a custom category by navigating to Advanced Settings – Category Setup – Custom Categories.
    – Enter a category name and click Submit.
  2. Add URLs to the custom category by navigating to Advanced Settings – Category Setup – Edit URLs.
    – Select your created category and enter the URLs in the Supplemental URLs field.

How to allow iTunes to bypass authentication

Category: Administration, Authentication Manager, Proxy Settings

Users configured to go through the proxy may experience connection issues with iTunes.

To allow iTunes to bypass authentication, two entries need to be added to the Authentication Manager.

  1. Open the CyBlock interface and navigate to User Management – Authentication¹ ².
  2. Select the Bypass tab.
  3. Click the green button green button in the upper right-hand corner to add a new bypassed entry.
    – For “URL or Domain,” enter *.apple.com (with asterisk). For “User-Agent,” enter an asterisk (iTunes/*). Click Add.
  4. Add a second bypassed entry.
    – For “URL or Domain,” enter an asterisk (*). For “User-Agent,” enter iTunes/* (with asterisk).

 

¹ For CyBlock version 9.0.5 and later: User Management – Authentication – Manager. Click Add new bypass entry at the bottom of the Bypassed list.

² For CyBlock version 6.8.3a and earlier: Advanced Settings – Proxy Settings – Authentication Manager. Click Add new bypass entry at the bottom of the Bypassed list.