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Access Policies are grouped by Tenancy:

  • Company
  • Policy Group
  • Universal
  • System

See page on Tenancy and Heirarchy under Essential Concepts for more information.

Company Access Policy record

  • AttributeAbout
    Company:Company the Company associated withCompany
    Policythe Access Policy
  • Policy: the Accountibility Policy (if any) associated with the AccessAccountibility Policy (If there is none, this field will not appear)
  • Status:Status this record is Active or Inactive
    Canonical ID:ID the global unique identifier for this Access Policy; used for synchronization
    Company Policy Dashboard [link]: jump to the Access Policy Dashboard of the associated Company (above)
    Type:Type the tenancy type of the Access Policy
    Hits Today:Today a counter of how many times web traffic has triggered this policy today on this DrawBridge
    Device Group:Group the associated Device Group: who the Access Policy is applied to
    Action Group:Group the associated Action Group: what the Access Policy is enforcing
    Time Group:Group the associated Time Group: when the Access Policy is effective. Optional: if no Time Group is configured, the Access Policy applies all the time.
    Application Group:Group the associated Application Group: which application traffic the Access Policy acts upon. Optional: if no Application Group is configured, the Access Policy will apply to the traffic from all applications.

    Record menu options

    Action items in the upper right corner of the Access Policy record page:

    • Create Access Policy with the + button
    • Update Company Access Policy with the pencil Edit button -- make changes to this access policy.
    • Delete Company Access Policy with the trashcan Delete button -- delete this access policy
    • "Hamburger Menu"
      • Record Activity Stream: view the changelog for this Access Policy record
    • Bookmark the page with the ribbon Bookmark icon
    • Trigger Sync actions with items in the the chain-link sync icon menu

    Informational Tabs

    • Devices: List view of the member devices in the associated Device Group
    • Categories: List view of the Categories contained in the associated Action Group.
      • Add an additional Category to the Action Group with the Add Category Action Pair button, or add multiple Categories at once with the Bulk Assign Categories button.

      • Edit the Action (Allow/Ignore/Block) of a listed Category by clicking the pencil Update Record button on the specific Category line desired.

      • Remove a Category from the Action Group with the trashcan Delete button.

        Note: removing a Category from an Action Group will return the Action setting for that particular Category to the Action assigned to it in the default DrawBridge configuration (unless another Action Group includes that Category).

      • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Category to the Action Group, as well as the assigned Action

    • Times: List view of the Time Range(s) from the associated Time Group when this Policy is effective. Note: this tab only displays if a Time Group is assigned to the Policy.
      • Add a Time Range with the Add Time Range button.
      • Edit a Time Range with the pencil Update Record button on the time range line in focus
      • Delete a Time Range with the trashcan Delete Record button on the time range line in focus
      • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Time Range to the Time Group, as well as the specified Times.
    • ACL Actions: Special access control list actions that are assigned to this access policy.
      • Add an ACL action with the Add ACL Action button
      • Edit an ACL Action with the pencil Update Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
      • Delete an ACL action with the trashcan Delete Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
    • Permissions: The permission level required to edit the patterns or the category association actions and the ability to enter the policy or exit the policy.
      • See the Permissions and Relationships in Essential Concepts for more information.

    Access Policy Group record

    • AttributeAbout
      Policy:Policy the Accountibility Policy (if any) associated with the AccessAccountibility Policy (If there is none, this field will not appear)
      Status:Status this record is Active or Inactive
      Canonical ID:ID the global unique identifier for this Access Policy; used for synchronization
      Type:Type the tenancy type of the Access Policy
      Hits Today:Today a counter of how many times web traffic has triggered this policy on this DrawBridge
      Device Group:Group the associated Device Group: who the Access Policy is applied to
      Action Group:Group the associated Action Group: what the Access Policy is enforcing
      Time Group:Group the associated Time Group: when the Access Policy is effective. Optional: if no Time Group is configured, the Access Policy applies all the time.
      Application Group:Group the associated Application Group: which application traffic the Access Policy acts upon. Optional: if no Application Group is configured, the Access Policy will apply to the traffic from all applications.

      Record menu options

      • Create Access Policy with the + button
      • Update Access Policy Group with the pencil Edit button -- make changes to this access policy.
      • Delete Access Policy Group with the trashcan Delete button -- delete this access policy
      • "Hamburger Menu"
        • Add Device Group: assign an additional Device Group to this Access policy Group
        • Record Activity Stream: view the changelog for this Access Policy record
      • Bookmark the page with the ribbon Bookmark icon
      • Trigger Sync actions with items in the the chain-link sync icon menu

      Informational Tabs

      • Device Groups: List view of the member device groups in the associated Device Group collection.
      • Categories: List view of the Categories contained in the associated Action Group.
        • Add an additional Category to the Action Group with the Add Category Action Pair button, or add multiple Categories at once with the Bulk Assign Categories button.

        • Edit the Action (Allow/Ignore/Block) of a listed Category by clicking the pencil Update Record button on the specific Category line desired.

        • Remove a Category from the Action Group with the trashcan Delete button.

          Note: removing a Category from an Action Group will return the Action setting for that particular Category to the Action assigned to it in the default DrawBridge configuration (unless another Action Group includes that Category).

        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Category to the Action Group, as well as the assigned Action

      • Times: List view of the Time Range(s) from the associated Time Group when this Policy is effective. Note: this tab only displays if a Time Group is assigned to the Policy.
        • Add a Time Range with the Add Time Range button.
        • Edit a Time Range with the pencil Update Record button on the time range line in focus
        • Delete a Time Range with the trashcan Delete Record button on the time range line in focus
        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Time Range to the Time Group, as well as the specified Times.
      • ACL Actions: Special access control list actions that are assigned to this access policy.
        • Add an ACL action with the Add ACL Action button
        • Edit an ACL Action with the pencil Update Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
        • Delete an ACL action with the trashcan Delete Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
      • Permissions: The permission level required to edit the patterns or the category association actions and the ability to enter the policy or exit the policy.
        • See the Permissions and Relationships in Essential Concepts for more information.

      Universal Access Policy Group record

      • Status: this record is Active or Inactive
      • Tenancy: displays tenancy; this record is Universal
      • Canonical ID: the global unique identifier for this Access Policy; used for synchronization
      • Type: the tenancy type of the Access Policy
      • Hits Today: a counter of how many times web traffic has triggered this policy on this DrawBridge
      • Device Group: the associated Device Group: who the Access Policy is applied to
      • Action Group: the associated Action Group: what the Access Policy is enforcing
      • Time Group: the associated Time Group: when the Access Policy is effective. Optional: if no Time Group is configured, the Access Policy applies all the time.
      • Application Group: the associated Application Group: which application traffic the Access Policy acts upon. Optional: if no Application Group is configured, the Access Policy will apply to the traffic from all applications.

      Record menu options

      • Create Access Policy with the + button
      • Update Universal Access Policy with the pencil Edit button -- make changes to this access policy.
      • Delete Universal Access Policy with the trashcan Delete button -- delete this access policy
      • "Hamburger Menu"
        • Add Device Group: assign an additional Device Group to this Access policy Group
        • Record Activity Stream: view the changelog for this Access Policy record
      • Bookmark the page with the ribbon Bookmark icon
      • Trigger Sync actions with items in the the chain-link sync icon menu

      Informational Tabs

      • Device Groups: List view of the member device groups in the associated Device Group collection.
      • Categories: List view of the Categories contained in the associated Action Group.
        • Add an additional Category to the Action Group with the Add Category Action Pair button, or add multiple Categories at once with the Bulk Assign Categories button.

        • Edit the Action (Allow/Ignore/Block) of a listed Category by clicking the pencil Update Record button on the specific Category line desired.

        • Remove a Category from the Action Group with the trashcan Delete button.

          Note: removing a Category from an Action Group will return the Action setting for that particular Category to the Action assigned to it in the default DrawBridge configuration (unless another Action Group includes that Category).

        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Category to the Action Group, as well as the assigned Action

      • Apps: List view of the apps in the associated Application Group Note: this tab only displays if an Application Group is assigned to the Policy.
        • Add an Application with the Add Application button.
        • Edit a Application with the pencil Update Record button on the application line in focus
        • Delete an Application with the trashcan Delete Record button on the application line in focus
        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Application to the Appilcation Group, as well as the specified Applications.
      • Times: List view of the Time Range(s) from the associated Time Group when this Policy is effective. Note: this tab only displays if a Time Group is assigned to the Policy.
        • Add a Time Range with the Add Time Range button.
        • Edit a Time Range with the pencil Update Record button on the time range line in focus
        • Delete a Time Range with the trashcan Delete Record button on the time range line in focus
        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Time Range to the Time Group, as well as the specified Times.
      • ACL Actions: Special access control list actions that are assigned to this access policy.
        • Add an ACL action with the Add ACL Action button
        • Edit an ACL Action with the pencil Update Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
        • Delete an ACL action with the trashcan Delete Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
      • Permissions: The permission level required to edit the patterns or the category association actions and the ability to enter the policy or exit the policy.
        • See the Permissions and Relationships in Essential Concepts for more information.

      System Access Policy record

      • Company: the associated Company; this will be the Main Company on the DrawBridge
      • Status: this record is Active or Inactive
      • Tenancy: displays tenancy; this record is Universal
      • Canonical ID: the global unique identifier for this Access Policy; used for synchronization
      • Type: the tenancy type of the Access Policy
      • Hits Today: a counter of how many times web traffic has triggered this policy on this DrawBridge
      • Device Group: the associated Device Group: who the Access Policy is applied to
      • Action Group: the associated Action Group: what the Access Policy is enforcing
      • Time Group: the associated Time Group: when the Access Policy is effective. Optional: if no Time Group is configured, the Access Policy applies all the time.
      • Application Group: the associated Application Group: which application traffic the Access Policy acts upon. Optional: if no Application Group is configured, the Access Policy will apply to the traffic from all applications.

      Record menu options

      • Create Access Policy with the + button
      • Update System Access Policy with the pencil Edit button -- make changes to this access policy.
      • Delete System Access Policy with the trashcan Delete button -- delete this access policy
      • "Hamburger Menu"
        • Add Device Group: assign an additional Device Group to this Access policy Group
        • Record Activity Stream: view the changelog for this Access Policy record
      • Bookmark the page with the ribbon Bookmark icon
      • Trigger Sync actions with items in the the chain-link sync icon menu

      Informational Tabs

      • Device Groups: List view of the member device groups in the associated Device Group collection.
      • Categories: List view of the Categories contained in the associated Action Group.
        • Add an additional Category to the Action Group with the Add Category Action Pair button, or add multiple Categories at once with the Bulk Assign Categories button.

        • Edit the Action (Allow/Ignore/Block) of a listed Category by clicking the pencil Update Record button on the specific Category line desired.

        • Remove a Category from the Action Group with the trashcan Delete button.

          Note: removing a Category from an Action Group will return the Action setting for that particular Category to the Action assigned to it in the default DrawBridge configuration (unless another Action Group includes that Category).

        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Category to the Action Group, as well as the assigned Action

      • Apps: List view of the apps in the associated Application Group Note: this tab only displays if an Application Group is assigned to the Policy.
        • Add an Application with the Add Application button.
        • Edit a Application with the pencil Update Record button on the application line in focus
        • Delete an Application with the trashcan Delete Record button on the application line in focus
        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Application to the Appilcation Group, as well as the specified Applications.
      • Times: List view of the Time Range(s) from the associated Time Group when this Policy is effective. Note: this tab only displays if a Time Group is assigned to the Policy.
        • Add a Time Range with the Add Time Range button.
        • Edit a Time Range with the pencil Update Record button on the time range line in focus
        • Delete a Time Range with the trashcan Delete Record button on the time range line in focus
        • The Record Activity Stream button on each line provides an audit history log of changes to the association of this Time Range to the Time Group, as well as the specified Times.
      • ACL Actions: Special access control list actions that are assigned to this access policy.
        • Add an ACL action with the Add ACL Action button
        • Edit an ACL Action with the pencil Update Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
        • Delete an ACL action with the trashcan Delete Record button on the ACL Action line in focus
      • Permissions: The permission level required to edit the patterns or the category association actions and the ability to enter the policy or exit the policy.
        • See the Permissions and Relationships in Essential Concepts for more information.