Safeguard Authentication Services 5.0.2 - macOS Administration Guide

Network Properties

Network Properties settings allow you to configure settings for hosts and domains to bypass and disable Internet Sharing, AirPort, and Bluetooth.

You can apply Network Properties settings under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. However, you can only apply the Sharing & Interfaces functionality in the Computer Configuration node.

Sharing & Interfaces tab

The Sharing & Interfaces tab settings of the Network Properties control access to network features and support the following management modes: Never, Always.

Sharing & Interfaces settings are only configurable in the Group Policy Computer Configuration node.

The following options are supported:

• Disable Internet Sharing
• Disable AirPort
• Disable Bluetooth

Parental Controls Properties

The Parental Controls Properties allow you to hide profanity in Dictionary, limit access to websites, or set time limits or other constraints on computer usage.

You can apply Parental Controls Properties settings under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration.

1. For content filtering, the Manage mode of Always is typically selected. Also available are the modes of: Never or Once.
2. Select the following check boxes, as desired:

   • Hide profanity in Dictionary: Select to hide profanity in the Dictionary application.

   • Limit access to websites by: Select to filter websites explicitly or by using the built-in adult content filter.

3. If you selected Limit access to websites by, you can filter content in one of two ways: explicitly or with the built-in adult content filter.
   • To filter explicitly:
     1. Select allowing access to the following websites only from the drop-down box. The view now shows a single box with buttons on the right side.
     2. Allowed websites will be displayed in the user's browser. You can organize the websites using folders. Click Add folder to add a folder. Type the name of the folder and press Enter.
     3. Click Add website. The Web Site dialog appears. Here you can type the display name for the web site and the Web address.
     4. Type the web site display name in the box labeled Web site title type the web site URL in the box labeled Address.
     5. Click OK. he new website is displayed under the folder. You can drag items to move them to different folders.
     6. Add additional folders and websites as needed, then click OK to save settings and close the Parental Controls dialog.
   • To filter with the built-in adult content filter.
     1. Select trying to limit access to adult websites from the drop-down box. The view now shows two list boxes with buttons on the right.
     2. The system tries to limit access to adult websites using a built-in algorithm. You can override the behavior of the system filter by specifying websites that should always be allowed or always be denied.
     3. To allow a site, click the Add button under the Always allow sites at these URLs heading. Type the URL of the website and press Enter.

        A new website is added to the allow list.

     4. To deny a site, click the Add button under the Never allow sites at these URLs heading. Type the URL of the website and press Enter.
     5. Click OK to save settings and close the Parental Controls Properties dialog.
4. Click OK.

Printing Properties

Printing properties allow you to specify network printers you want to configure for use on client computers.

You can apply Printing Properties settings under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration.