Step 1. File Blocking: Add Policy > Specify Rules Parent topic

Procedure

  1. Under Block these files, select from the following options for Specific filesFile Types; click Show details to expand the content:
    • Application and executables
    • Documents
    • Images
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Compressed files
  2. For Specific filesFile Names; click Show details to expand the content:
    1. Select Specific file extensions to block to block the extensions that appear in the list. Type a new extension and click Add to include it on the list. Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple entries.
      Note
      Note
      To delete entries, select the entry and click Delete. Select multiple entries using Ctrl + click.
    2. Select File names to block to block files with the name that appears in the list. Type a new file name and click Add to include it on the list.
  3. Select Block compressed files containing the specific file types or names to block compressed files if they contain any specified file types or names.
  4. Select Block OLE containers containing the specific file types or names; click Show details to expand the content:
    1. Select Microsoft documents to limit the Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) containers to Microsoft document files.
    2. Select Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) to limit the OLE containers to PDF files.
    3. Set the maximum number of OLE layers supported for blocking.
  5. Click Next. The File Blocking: Add Policy > Step 2: Exceptions screen appears.