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How to block or allow a URL for a specific profile

There are age/profile specific categories to allow you to modify the URLs that specific profiles can access:

  • Pre-9 Block: block PRIMARY profile only
  • Pre-12 Block: block MIDDLE, PRIMARY profile
  • Pre-16 Block: block SECONDARY, MIDDLE, & PRIMARY
  • Pre-18 Block: block SIXTH FORM, SECONDARY, MIDDLE, & PRIMARY
  • Post-16 Only: allow for SIXTH FORM & STAFF only
  • Post-12 Only: allow for SECONDARY, SIXTH FORM & STAFF only
  • Post-9 Only: allow for MIDDLE, SECONDARY, SIXTH FORM & STAFF only

As an example, suppose that you want to modify the sites that sixth formers can access. To do this, add the URL as normal in the appropriate category:

To BLOCK a URL:

  1. Log into the Protex admin console
  2. Go to List Management > Block URL
  3. Add the URL to block lists under category 'Pre-18 Block'.

To ALLOW a URL:

  1. Log into the Protex admin console
  2. Go to List Management > Allow URL
  3. Add the URL to allow lists (Trusted or ContentChecked) under category 'Post-16 Only'. Then restart Protex to confirm the list changes.

For other profiles the process is similar but you must remember that the (un)blocking is cumulative. For example, blocking a URL to the MIDDLE profile will also block it to the PRIMARY one. Similarly, allowing a URL to MIDDLE will allow it for the SECONDARY, SIXTH FORM and STAFF ones but not the PRIMARY profile.

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