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Antivirus Scanner Optional anti-virus file scanning. Contact Compass Foundation support to purchase this add-on.

As of November 2023, the Network Access module has been renamed to Content Filter. Create and manage rulesets to control the web content access of Local and Remote Devices. Important Notes: 1. About changing default Category Allow/Block settings The DrawBridge...

Record Tenancy The DrawBridge records are multi-tenanted. Tenancy is established by associating a record (such as Device Group, Access Policy, or Report) to a given tenant (see Types, below), and ensuring that other tenants cannot see those records. Four types...

Important Notes: Regarding Default Category Allow/Block setting changes: The DrawBridge comes with a preset Action for each included Category. Therefore, when you assign an Action (Allow/Block) to a Category, you're simply applying a change that gets h...

Allow a Website In the DrawBridge Console, click Accounts on the right sidebar, then click Companies In your Company record, click Access Policy Dashboard At the top of your Dashboard are quick action buttons for Allow and Block. Click the Website button on...

About Local Device Detection The DrawBridge attempts to detect all the Devices on a local network, and then creates associated Local Device records in the Console accordingly. However, on networks where there is frequent turnover of devices, these records can ...

Situation A webpage appears to be "broken" -- some content is not loading at all, or the text/pictures/icons are not displaying correctly, however there is no blockpage to indicate what the issue may be. How to Troubleshoot Identify your IP address (Local De...

A. Useful Page is Blocked While browsing to a legitimate website, I got blocked! How can I access what I need? 1. Review the details on the block page The header will display the domain/URL that got blocked after the Page Content Blocked message. Ensure thi...

DrawBridge units which are using ClearOS for the base operating system can configure network interface and basic Firewall settings with the Webconfig panel: https://draw.bridge:81 Contact Compass Foundation Support for access credentials to this interface. For...

Situation I want to restrict web access to several categories for the Warehouse devices. Basic Procedure Determine what devices you wish to restrict Put the devices into a Device Group Create an Action Group with the categories blocked per your preference Cre...

Permissions Permission Groups in the DrawBridge Console are analagous to User Groups in typical operating systems.1 Permissions Groups are a way of assigning a particular Role to a Person: Adding a Person record to the Accountability permission group gives the...

The DrawBridge supports an Accountability model to facilitate voluntary, centrally-administered, usage report sharing and content filter configuration of Member Companies by specified administrators in a community context. An Accountabilility Policy provides:...

A person entity is required to sign-in and use the DrawBridge web portal. Additionally, Person records are associated with Companies, and, optionally, Accountability Policies. View the Active People list by clicking Accounts, then People in the left menu bar. ...

A Company record is essential to using the DrawBridge: all People records and Device records must be associated with a Company record (or an Accountability Policy) to enable full use of their functionality. If your Company is the only company present on your D...

As noted on the Accountability page under the Essential Concepts chapter: The DrawBridge supports an Accountability model to facilitate voluntary, centrally-administered, information sharing and content filter configuration of Member Companies by specified ad...

Preferences enable you to: configure minimum Permission Groups required to perform a specific action (see Permissions and Relationships page for more information), and, configure other feature thresholds and behaviors Preference Tenancy Preference record ten...

Synchronize your Active Directory Users and Groups to enable content filter policy assignment to AD-managed people groups (rather than network devices via IP address). 1. Configure your AD server for synchronization Create a User that has access to the user a...

Proxy User Groups can be created two different ways: Directory Groups synchronized from your Active Directory or LDAP server, or, "Standalone" Proxy User Groups created in the DrawBridge (no AD/LDAP server association) Directory Groups as Proxy User Groups (...

Permission Groups The DrawBridge console uses the model of Permission Groups: a Person record can be a member of a particular Permission Group, and thus gain the abilities allowed by that Permission Group. For more information, see Essential Concepts: Permissi...

Prerequisites Ensure the Proxy User Group you wish to use in this Guide has already been created, either by: Designating a Directory User Group as a Proxy User Group, or Creating a standalone Proxy User Group Ensure the users have been assigned to the gro...