Set different Internet policies for different users

Set different Internet policies for different users

BrowseControl allows you to set different Internet policies to different groups of computers or users.

The management console allows you to create group folders to set separate policies amongst different computers or users.

Creating new folders to place policies

  1. Open BrowseControl from the left-hand menu.
  2. Click on the folder from the Groups list that you would like to add a new folder under.
  3. Click the … option beside the folder and then choose Add New Group.
  4. Provide the group name such as Block Internet, Managers, Default, etc. Whatever fits your need.
  5. Click on the folder you wish to edit and click URL Filter  or Category Filter  in BrowseControl.
  6. Allow or Block the pages that you want your employees to have access to.

Select Add New Group from the dropdown menu.

How to copy settings across different group folders

  1. Open BrowseControl from the left-hand menu.
  2. Choose the group that you would like to copy your settings from.
  3. Click the … option beside the folder and then choose Copy Group Settings.


Select Copy Group Settings from the dropdown menu.

  1. From the Copy Group Settings options; Confirm your Source Group for the settings
  2. Choose which BrowseControl Settings you want to copy or select all
  3. Choose the Destination Group. Note: All existing settings will be overwritten on the Destination Groups with the Source Group policies.
  4. Press the Copy button

The Copy Group Settings pop-up menu.

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