Web Content Filter
License: Silver
A web content filter configuration limits web access for iOS 7+ and visionOS 1.1+ devices.
Web content filter settings
Setting |
What To Do |
---|---|
Name |
Enter a name that identifies this configuration. |
Description |
Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration. |
Allowed websites |
Limited Adult Content: Select this option if you want to block access to web sites based on iOS automatic filters. These filters attempt, with a high degree of accuracy, to block websites with inappropriate content. Specific Web Sites Only: Select this option if you want to manually list the accessible web sites. Plug-in (iOS8 Supervised Only): Select this option to use a third-party plug-in. |
Permitted URLs |
This option is available only if you selected Limit Adult Content. Enter the permitted URLs. Each URL must begin with either:
If you want to permit both http:// and https:// for the same site, include two separate URLs. All URLs for which the initial characters match the given permitted URL are accessible. Example: http://www.someCompanySite.com permits access to the following:
These URLs are accessible even if the iOS automatic filters block them. |
Use Deny List URLs |
This option is available only if you selected Limit Adult Content. Enter the Blockedlisted URLs. Each URL must begin with either:
If you want to block both http:// and https:// for the same site, include a row for each URL. All URLs for which the initial characters match the given Blockedlisted URL are blocked. Example: http://www.someCompanySite.com blocks access to the following:
These URLs are blocked even if the iOS automatic filters allow them. |
Allowlisted bookmarks |
This option is available only if you selected Specific Websites Only. Optionally enter the folder into which the bookmark should be added in Safari. Example: /Sales/Products/ If absent, the bookmark is added to the default bookmarks directory. |
Filter Name |
This option is a available only if you selected Plug-in.
Enter text that will be displayed to identify this filter. |
Identifier |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Enter the bundle ID of the plug-in providing the filtering service. |
Service Address |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Enter any server address necessary for use by the plug-in. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
Organization |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Enter any organization string required by the plug-in. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
Username |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Enter any username required by the plug-in service. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
Password |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Enter any password required by the plug-in service. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
Certificate |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Enter any certificate required by the plug-in service to authenticate the user. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
Filter Webkit Traffic |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Select to include Webkit traffic in the filter. |
Filter Socket Traffic |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Select to include socket traffic in the filter. |
Custom Data |
This option is available only if you selected Plug-in.
Optional: Add any key/value pairs required by the plug-in service. Consult the documentation for the plug-in to determine if this value is necessary. |
For more information, see How to create a configuration.