Dropping web ads and tracking

NAVIGATION  Partner Portal > Networking Status > Network Manager > Manage > Secure Edge > Security Policies > click a policy > DNS Filter > Drop Web Ads & Tracking

This article discusses the Drop Web Ads and Tracking Secure Edge feature.

Overview

When enabled, the Drop Web Ads & Tracking feature prevents tracking cookies and traffic from known ad servers and sites from reaching the corporate network.

Secure Edge leverages lists provided by The Block List Project to determine whether analyzed traffic falls into a blocked category.

Managing the feature

  1. Navigate to portal.dattobackup.com

  2. Log in with your Partner Portal credentials.

  3. From the header menu, select Status > Networking Status.

  1. Select the name of a Network or Launch Network Manager, to load the Networking Manager.

  1. From the left navigation menu, select Secure Edge to expand the options available.

  1. Select Security Policies, click the name of the policy you'd like to edit, and locate the DNS Filter tab.

  2. You'll see the Drop Web Ads & Tracking toggle. Click it to enable or disable filtering for the selected network.

  3. Click Save Changes to apply the new configuration.