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You can test the logic of your filtering policy by applying the enabled rules to a specific domain, time of day, and user. For example, one rule may ALLOW shopping during the noon hour, but a following rule may BLOCK all such sites. A star appears next to the rule that applies, given the criteria you enter. The star indicates "Yes, this site is specifically ALLOWED (or BLOCKED) at this time, for this user."
You can test a rule BEFORE you enable it, or you can test only enabled rules to make sure certain sites are blocked as expected. You can find out if:
A site is being blocked at 10:00 AM, but allowed at 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
A site is being blocked for one user, but not for another user who requires access.
A site is always blocked for any selected user.
This test verifies that access to amazon.com is ALLOWED to John Smith at 1:00 PM on Wednesdays.
To test the filtering:
Select Management and Filtering Rules.
Click the Test button on the toolbar. The Test a Rule pane opens at the top of Filtering Rules Management.
Fill in ALL fields to locate the rule (if any) that is in effect for this domain, time of day, and user.
Domain: Enter a domain name in the format domain.com, or enter an IP address (255.222.22.2). Domain names may contain letters, digits (0-9), a dot (.) and a dash (-). An IP address may contain digits (0-9) and dots (.) only. Other characters are illegal and cause a message to appear.
Match Disabled Rules: OPTIONAL Check this box to find matches in disabled as well as enabled rules. Clear this box if you are testing ONLY the currently enabled rules.
Time of Day: Enter the time you wish to check. Use the time format used by your Windows desktop settings, such as 1:00 PM or 13:00:00.
Day: Select the day you wish to check from the drop-down list.
User: Click
the button next to the field 
or press Enter or the Spacebar to open a Select User box. Select
(highlight) the ONE user you wish to test and click
OK. The Select User box closes
and the name is entered in the User field.
When all fields contain entries, click the Run Test button at the bottom of the form. A star appears next to the rule that effectively blocks or allows the domain for the selected user.
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If there are no test results (no star appears next to a rule), the domain is neither blocked nor specifically allowed by the rules. You must assume that the user has access to the domain. |
To reset all fields and start again:
Click the Clear button. This returns all fields to the default <All> setting.
