INTRODUCTORY SECTION CHAPTER 2: LOGGING AND BLOCKING
28 8E6 TECHNOLOGIES, PROXYBLOCKER USER GUIDE
Using IM and P2P
To solely log IM and/or P2P user activity, the Pattern
Blocking setting needs to be enabled in the Filter window.
To additionally block specified groups and/or users from
using components and features of IM and/or P2P, settings
need to be made in the Group section of the Administrator
console.
If applying 8e6’s supplied IM and/or P2P library category to
an entity’s profile, all IM and/or P2P services included in that
category will be blocked.
NOTE: If IM and/or P2P was set up to be blocked while a user’s
IM and/or P2P session was in progress, the user will not be
blocked from using that service until he/she logs off the server
and back on again.
Block IM, P2P for All Users
Block IM for All Users
To block IM for all users on the network:
• the Pattern Blocking option in the Filter window must be
activated
• the global filtering profile must have both CHAT and
specified individual Instant Messaging library categories
(such as IMGEN, IMGCHAT, IMGTALK, ICQAIM,
IMMSN, IMMYSP, and/or IMYAHOO) set up to be
blocked
• the minimum filtering level profile must have both CHAT
and specified individual Instant Messaging library cate-
gories set up to be blocked.