Time Profile:

The Time Profile window displays when Time Profile is selected from the IP or LDAP menu for an entity. This window is used for setting up or modifying a filtering profile to be activated at a specified time.

Add a Time Profile
1. Click Add to open the Adding Time Profile pop-up box.
2. Type in three to 20 alphanumeric characters—the underscore ( _ ) character can be used—for the profile name.
3. Click OK to close the pop-up box and to open the Adding Time Profile pop-up window that displays the name of this profile at the top of the Time Profile frame.
4. In the Recurrence duration time frame, specify Start and End time range criteria.
5. In the Recurrence pattern frame, choose the frequency this time profile will be used.
6. In the Range of recurrence frame, the Start date displays greyed-out; this is the same date as the Start date shown in the Recurrence duration time frame. Specify whether or not the time profile will be effective up to a given date:
• No end date - If this selection is made, the time profile will be effective indefinitely.
• End by - If this selection is made, by default today’s date displays using the MM/DD/YY format. To choose another date, click the arrow in the date drop-down menu to open the calendar pop-up box.
7. Click each of the tabs (Rule, Redirect, Filter Options, Exception, YouTube Video Control) and specify criteria to complete the time profile.
8. Click Apply to activate the time profile at the specified time.
9. Click Close to close the Adding Time Profile pop-up window and to return to the Time Profile window. In this window, the Current Time Profiles list box now shows the Name and Description of the time profile that was just added.

WARNING: If there is an error in a time profile, the Description for that time profile displays in red text. Select that time profile and click View/Modify to make any necessary correction.

Modify a Time Profile
To modify an existing time profile:
1. Select the time profile from the Current Time Profiles list box.
2. Click View/Modify to open the Modify Time Profiles pop-up window.
3. Make modifications in the default Recurrence tab and/or click the tab in which to make modifications (Rule, Redirect, Filter Options, Exception, YouTube Video Control).
4. Make edits in this tab and in any other tab, if necessary.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click Close to close the Modify Time Profiles pop-up window, and to return to the Time Profile window.

Delete a Time Profile
To delete a time profile:
1. Select the time range from the Current Time Profiles list box.
2. Click Remove.

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