How to Block Websites - Web Filtering Software Tutorial | BrowseControl

Need to restrict internet access in your network? In this tutorial, you will learn how to block websites and restrict employee internet use with a free trial of BrowseControl, CurrentWare’s web filtering software.

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This video will cover:
How to block websites on an employee’s computer
How to block access to a website with a URL blacklist
How to restrict internet access to only certain sites
How to block websites based on their content
How to restrict internet access at certain times

ABOUT BROWSECONTROL
BrowseControl is an easy-to-use software to block websites on a computer or laptop. BrowseControl helps organizations enforce policies, improve productivity, reduce bandwidth consumption, and meet compliance requirements—no matter where their users are located.

🌐 Block websites based on URL, content category, and IP address
🌐 Stop users from launching specific Windows applications
🌐 Set unique internet restrictions for each computer, user, or department
🌐 Block websites on Windows 10, 8 & 8.1, 7, and Windows Server
🌐 Block websites on Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and all other modern browsers

HOW TO BLOCK WEBSITES WITH BROWSECONTROL

There are 3 ways to block a site with BrowseControl...
1) Block access to specific websites with the Block List
2) Restrict internet access to only certain sites with the Allow List
3) Block access to web content categories such as Porn, Virus Infected, or Social Media with Category Filtering

Here’s how you can block employee internet access with BrowseControl:

4) Open the CurrentWare Console, select BrowseControl, then click on “URL Filter” if you want to block or allow specific websites, or click “Category Filtering” if you want to block websites based on content category

5) Select the group of computers or users you want to restrict

6) Add the websites or categories you would like to block to the Block List

7) Finally, click “Apply to Clients”.

That’s it! You have now blocked your employees, students, or patrons from accessing those websites.

For full installation instructions, please visit this video:

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro - About BrowseControl
01:02 - Installation Instructions
01:44 - How to Block Specific Websites (URL Filter)
03:07 - How to Block All Websites Except One
04:45 - How to Block Websites by Content Category
05:45 - How to Restrict Internet Access at Certain Times
07:21 - Get Your Free Trial

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CREDITS

Narration and Video Editing by Dale Strickland

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[dalestrickland]

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro - About BrowseControl
01:02 - Installation Instructions
01:44 - How to Block Specific Websites (URL Filter)
03:07 - How to Block All Websites Except One
04:45 - How to Block Websites by Content Category
05:45 - How to Restrict Internet Access at Certain Times
07:21 - Get Your Free Trial

[mohammedelbakoush]

If I applied this method and blocked porn websites,
I wanna know if I opened VPN, will porn websites be accessible? or they will still be blocked?