7.7.1. Configuring Office Control for Access to Resources and Web Sites under Windows® OS

You can centralized restrict access to certain local resources and Web sites. For this, the Dr.Web Office Control component is used.

To adjust Office control via the Dr.Web Control Center:

1.To open the settings window select the Network item in the main menu, then click the name of the station or group in the hierarchical list and select Dr.Web® Office Control in the control menu (panel on the left).

2.Select the blocking settings in the General tab and specify resources (files and folders) access to which you wish to restrict:

Set the Enable blocking flag to activate blocking of local resources and removable devices.

Set the Block removable devices flag to restrict access to removable devices.

Set the Protect files and folders flag to restrict access to specified resources. You can specify paths to resources which you wish to block in the Block access to files field. To add a new path click the  button.

 

If no path to a restricted file is specified, the default path is used (%system32%). For the user, such files are displayed with the c:\windows\system32 prefix in the Office Control settings.

 

3.On the Access tab, set the WWW filter flag to configure access to Internet domains. Set the Block all sites flag to completely block access to the Internet. List the domains you want to block/allow in the respective fields. To create a new entry click the button and specify the necessary value.

In the bottom of the window, set the flags against the content categories you want to block. This flags activate build-in filters which block Web sites from the predefined black lists.

4.Click Save, when you finish adjusting the settings. New settings will take effect after confirming the new configuration of a workstation.

 

Dr.Web Office Control does not allow you to restrict access to the following critical system folders (including their parental folders):

%SYSTEMROOT%

%USERPROFILE%

%PROGRAMFILES%

Note, that you can resctrict access to specific subfolders of these folders.

 

Dr.Web Office Control cannot restrict access to network resources.

 

You can allow users to change Parental Control settings (see Setting Users’ Permissions for details) and configure access to local resources. Server settings have priority over user-defined settings. To update access configuration at the station, connect to Enterprise Server, edit and reapply Office Control settings for the station.

 

If you limit access to a critical system folders or enter incorrect path to the resource, Office Control settings will be updated at the station, but incorrect access right will be ignored. No warning is displays in case of this error.