Creating a restriction list on a server

Simpliciti IE Lock is built to provide access to only a limited set of browsing sites to your users.

The site list can be stored on the local PC and protected via a password to prevent its modification by the restricted user.

The allowed site list can also be stored on a server as an XML file, and the individual PCS set to point to this file to get their allowed browsing list.

To set the client to look at a server restriction list is the following registry setting is required.

For web settings, you need to have a string value called settings that specifies a fully formed url to the settings xml file (eg, http://www.companyurl.com/locksettings.xml ) under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Simpliciti\IELock

This registry setting can be done optional during the software install process.

The xml file can be automatically created via the export button option on the settings page or IE lock. The format of the server XML file is as follows.

<lockSettings blockPopups="Y" password="afbg">
<host name="www.cnn.com"/>
<host name="www.espn.com"/>
</lockSettings>

So to point to a server restriction list you would do the following.

If you wish to create the XML file manually then skip steps 1 and 2.

1. Install the IE lock software and configure your list of allowed sites.
2. Run the "Export" option on the IE lock settings screen to create the XML file on your client system.
3. Name and place the xml file on your desired server.
4. Install the IE lock software on the clients to be restricted.
5. Set the web setting string value in the registry on these clients, ensuring that they point to the location and file you named in step 3 above.

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