DNS Filtering: Using the Visibility Report
Use the visibility report to check how a domain name will be treated
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The Visibility Report is a diagnostic tool that enables administrators to simulate how a domain will be treated—Either Allowed or Blocked—based on the active DNS filtering policies applied to a specific company, location, or roaming device. This feature is handy for troubleshooting, policy validation, and support workflows.
How to use the Visibility Report
- Input the domain name you want to check. You can enter it with or without prefixes like https://; the system will automatically strip these to avoid matching issues.
- Choose the company whose policy context you want to evaluate. This ensures the correct policy hierarchy is applied (Company → Parent Organization → Global).
- Pick either a static location (e.g., office IP) or a roaming device (e.g., laptop using DoH or Agent). This determines which overrides and device-specific rules are considered.
- Click “Process”
The system will compile all applicable rules, including:
- Company-level policies and overrides
- Location or device-specific policies and overrides
- Global default policies
What You’ll See
Result: ALLOWED or BLOCKED
- A simple verdict based on the computed policy stack.
- Behind the scenes, the system evaluates:
- Domain categorization
- Override rules
- Policy weights and priorities
Reason Summary (Coming Soon)
- Future updates will include a breakdown of why a domain was allowed or blocked, including category match, override source, and policy name.

