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KeexyBox - Manage profiles

Profiles are used to define the Internet connection settings for users or devices.

To manage profiles:

  1. Use your browser and connect to the KeexyBox Management Web interface.
  2. On left menu, go to Connection settings → Profiles.
  3. You will be redirected to the Profiles page.

Create a new profile

  1. Click on at the top of the Profiles page.
  2. Complete the form as follow:
    • Name: Define the name for the profile.
    • Default connection type: Set Direct to use your regular Internet connection or Tor to anonymize the connection.
    • Default Firewall rule: Set Accept to allow by default all connections to the Internet otherwise set Drop.
  3. Click Save.
  4. You will be redirected to the edit profile page that will allows you to customize it.

Modify a profile

  1. On the Profiles page, identify in the list the profile you wish to edit.
  2. Click on Edit button.
  3. You will be redirected to the edit profile page.

Edit a profile

The edition of the profile is organized in sections explained below.

When you have finished configuring the profile, click on Save otherwise click on Cancel to not save the changes.

SectionFieldDescription
GeneralNameThe Name of the profile.
StatisticsWhen this box is checked, visited domains/websites will be logged. Logs are used to generate statistics on Internet usage.
Search engine options and Blacklist categoriesSearch engine optionsBy checking these boxes, you will force search engines to filter the results even if users try to disable the option in their browser.
Categories to filterYou have to select all Blacklist categories of Domains/Websites you wish to block.
Firewall and routingManage domain routingThis button will open a new window to manage domain routing.
Manage FirewallThis button will open a new window to manage firewall rules for outgoing traffic.
Redirect DNS queries to TORWhen this box is checked, all DNS queries will be anonymized by redirecting them to the Tor network
Connection schedules:!: If no schedules are defined, the Internet access is allowed at any time.
Add scheduleClick on this button to add Internet access schedule. Check the boxes for the days for which you want to allow Internet access and then set the Start time and End time for the Internet access. Replay the steps as many times as you want to set Internet access schedules.
Remove scheduleClick on this button if you want to cancel the Add schedule you just have done.
Delete Action Click on this button to delete schedules that already exists. You will get a message asking you to confirm the deletion. Answer yes.

Delete a profile

  1. On the Profiles page, identify in the list the profile you wish to delete.
  2. Click on delete button.
  3. You will get a message asking you to confirm the deletion. Answer yes.

:!: When you delete a profile assigned to users or devices, the default profile (1) will be automatically assigned to these users and devices. Then all current connections using the deleted profile will be automatically reconnected with the default profile.

(1) The default profile is the only profile you can't delete.

Export / import profile settings

KeexyBox allows you to export or import profile settings. Exporting or Importing a profile can be useful in the following cases:

  • To backup the profile settings
  • To copy the profile settings to another profile
  • To import the profile settings to another KeexyBox

Export profile settings

  1. On the Profiles page, identify in the list the profile you wish to export.
  2. On action column, click on the export button.
  3. Select part of the profile you want to export:
    • Export settings (profile name, default routing, default firewall rule, statistics, DNS to Tor and safe search settings).
    • Export connection schedules.
    • Export Blacklist categories.
    • Export domain routing.
    • Export firewall rules.
  4. Then click on Export.
  5. Download the file on your computer.

Import profile settings

  1. Click on at the top of Profiles page.
  2. Select tar.gz file: Click on Browse.
  3. Select the tar.gz file to import.
  4. Click on Upload.
  5. You will be redirected to a page that look like edit profile page.
  6. You can adjust the profile settings before importing it.
  7. Click on Import to save the profile.

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profiles_manage.txt · Last modified: 2020/09/25 09:32 by paul