Configuring IM Control

This section describes how to configure the IM control function. Based on the conditions of users, schedules, and chatting behaviors, the administrators can create proper IM control rules. And the system will deal with the matched traffic according to the configurations.

Creating an IM Control Rule

To create an IM control rule, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the IM Control Rule Configuration dialog, type the name of the rule into the Name box.
  4. Under Match Conditions, specify the conditions for the rule. The conditions include destination zone, user, and schedule.
    Item Description
    Dst zone Specifies the destination zone for the rule.
    User

    Specifies the user for the rule. It can be address entry, IP address, IP range, role, user, or user group. The default user is Any, which means all users. Click Choose to configure the user condition.

    1. Specify the user type in the Type option. It can be one the following types: Src address or User. Choose the option button of the wanted type and finish the related settings.
      • Src address: Use the Src address type. The member of it can be address entry, IP, and IP range. If Address entry is selected, from the Address entry drop-down list, select the address entry you want or click New addressbook to create a new address entry in the Address Entry Configuration dialog; if IP is selected, type the IP address and netmask into the IP address box; If IP range is selected, type the IP range in the IP range box.
      • User: Use the User type. The member of it can be role, user, and user group. From the User type drop-down list, select the type you want. If Role is selected, from the Role drop-down list, select the role you want; if User is selected, from the AAA server drop-down list, select the user name you want; if User group is selected, from the AAA server drop-down list, select the AAA server you want, and from the Group drop-down list, select the group you want.
    2. Click Add to add the configured users into the system. And the added users will be shown in the list below. To delete a user, select the user from the list, and then click Delete.
    3. Click OK to save the settings
    Schedule

    Specifies the schedule of the rule. The rule will take effect in the period defined by the schedule. By default, no schedule is specified, and the rule is available all the time. Click Choose to select schedules in the Schedule dialog. Select the check boxes of the wanted schedules in the list or create new schedules by click New. For more information about schedules, see Configuring Schedules.
  5. Under Action, specify the control contents (MSN, QQ, and Yahoo! Messenger) and actions (block, log, and record content).
    Control content Description
    MSN

    Controls the MSN chatting behavior. Take the following steps to configure:

    1. Type a MSN account into the Account box.
    2. Click Add. The added account will be shown in the list below.
    3. Select the action check boxes for the accounts in the account list. The actions are:
      • Block: Blocks the corresponding MSN account.
      • Log: Records the login/logout log messages of the corresponding MSN account.
    4. If necessary, specify the actions for the other MSN accounts. Select the actions of the Other MSN accounts option.
    QQ

    Controls the QQ chatting behavior. Take the following steps to configure:

    1. Click the QQ tab, and type a QQ account into the Account box.
    2. Click Add. The added account will be shown in the list below.
    3. Select the action check boxes for the accounts in the account list. The actions are:
      • Block: Blocks the corresponding QQ account.
      • Log: Records the login/logout log messages of the corresponding QQ account.
    4. If necessary, specify the actions for the other QQ accounts. Select the actions of the Other QQ accounts option.
    Yahoo! Messenger

    Controls the Yahoo! Messenger chatting behavior. Take the following steps to configure:

    1. Click the Yahoo! Messenger tab, and type a Yahoo! Messenger account into the Account box.
    2. Click Add. The added account will be shown in the list below.
    3. Select the action check boxes for the accounts in the account list. The actions are:
      • Block: Blocks the corresponding Yahoo! Messenger account.
      • Log: Records the login/logout log messages of the corresponding Yahoo! Messenger account.
    4. If necessary, specify the actions for the other Yahoo! Messenger accounts. Select the actions of the Other Yahoo! Messenger accounts option.
  6. Click OK to save the settings.

If necessary, you can go on to configure the User Exception function.

Notes:

Editing an IM Control Rule

To edit an IM control rule, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. Select the rule you want to edit from the list and click Edit.
  3. In the IM Control Rule Configuration dialog, modify according to your need.

Deleting an IM Control Rule

To delete an IM control rule, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. Select the rule you want to delete from the list and click Delete.

Enabling/Disabling an IM Control Rule

By default, the IM control rule will take effect as soon as it is created. You can make the rule unavailable to the traffic by disabling it.

To enable/disable an IM control rule, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. Select the rule to you want to enable/disable from the list and click Enable/Disable.

Adjusting the Priority of an IM Control Rule

The system takes the first-hit-first-serve method for the rules. And for the position of the rules, the upper it is, the higher the priority is. If two rules have the same conditions, the rule with higher priority will be matched. You can adjust the priority of the rules by moving their positions.

Adjusting the priority of athe rules, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. Click Priority.
  3. In the Adjust Priority dialog, select a rule and then click the buttons on the right to move the rule.
    Item Description
    Up Move up one position.
    Down Move down one position.
    Top Move to the top.
    Bottom Move to the bottom.
  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Viewing Details of an IM Control Rule

To view details of an IM control rule, take the following steps:

  1. On the Navigation pane, click Configure > Content > IM Control to visit the IM Control page.
  2. In the rule list, click the name of the rule, and you can get the detailed information of the rule in the Details dialog.

Related Topic:

IM Control Configuration Example