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Create or edit a web profile override

Create or edit a web profile override

Click Create New to open the New Administrative Override window.

To open the Edit Administrative Override window, select a web profile override from the list and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings and then click OK to save your changes:

Scope range Select one of the following scope ranges:
  • User: Authentication for permission to override is based on whether or not the user is using a specific user account.
  • User group: Authentication for permission to override is based on whether or not the user account supplied as a credential is a member of the specified user group.
  • Source IP: Authentication for permission to override is based on the IP address of the computer that was used to authenticate. This would be used for computers that have multiple users. For example, if a user logs on to the computer, engages the override by using their credentials, and then logs off, anyone who logs on with an account on that computer would be using the alternate override web filter profile.
UserIf you selected User for the scope range, select or create the user. See Create a user.
User groupIf you selected User group for the scope range, select or create the user group. See Create or edit a user group.
Source IPIf you selected Source IP for the scope range, enter the source IP address.
Original profileSelect or create a web filter profile to override. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
New profileSelect or create a web filter profile that will override the original web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
ExpiresSelect the date and time when the override ends.
StatusEnable to make the override active.
API PreviewThe API Preview allows you to view all REST API requests being used by the page. You can make changes on the page that are reflected in the API request preview. This feature is not available if the user is logged in as an administrator that has read-only GUI permissions.
ReferencesClick to open the object usage page to show which other configuration are referencing the object.
Edit in CLIClick to open a CLI console window to view and edit the setting in the CLI. If there are multiple CLI settings on the page, the CLI console shows the first setting.
To use the API Preview:
  1. Click API Preview. The API Preview pane opens, and the values for the fields are visible (data). If a new object is being created, the POST request is shown.
  2. Enable Show modified changes only to show the modified changes instead of the full configuration in the preview.
  3. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the JSON code shown on the preview screen to the clipboard.
  4. Click Close to leave the preview.

Create or edit a web profile override

Click Create New to open the New Administrative Override window.

To open the Edit Administrative Override window, select a web profile override from the list and then click Edit.

Configure the following settings and then click OK to save your changes:

Scope range Select one of the following scope ranges:
  • User: Authentication for permission to override is based on whether or not the user is using a specific user account.
  • User group: Authentication for permission to override is based on whether or not the user account supplied as a credential is a member of the specified user group.
  • Source IP: Authentication for permission to override is based on the IP address of the computer that was used to authenticate. This would be used for computers that have multiple users. For example, if a user logs on to the computer, engages the override by using their credentials, and then logs off, anyone who logs on with an account on that computer would be using the alternate override web filter profile.
UserIf you selected User for the scope range, select or create the user. See Create a user.
User groupIf you selected User group for the scope range, select or create the user group. See Create or edit a user group.
Source IPIf you selected Source IP for the scope range, enter the source IP address.
Original profileSelect or create a web filter profile to override. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
New profileSelect or create a web filter profile that will override the original web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
ExpiresSelect the date and time when the override ends.
StatusEnable to make the override active.
API PreviewThe API Preview allows you to view all REST API requests being used by the page. You can make changes on the page that are reflected in the API request preview. This feature is not available if the user is logged in as an administrator that has read-only GUI permissions.
ReferencesClick to open the object usage page to show which other configuration are referencing the object.
Edit in CLIClick to open a CLI console window to view and edit the setting in the CLI. If there are multiple CLI settings on the page, the CLI console shows the first setting.
To use the API Preview:
  1. Click API Preview. The API Preview pane opens, and the values for the fields are visible (data). If a new object is being created, the POST request is shown.
  2. Enable Show modified changes only to show the modified changes instead of the full configuration in the preview.
  3. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the JSON code shown on the preview screen to the clipboard.
  4. Click Close to leave the preview.