The Applications category allows you to add applications that users can work with.
To add an application:
Navigate to the Application category.
Click the Add Application button.
Parallels Browser Isolation supports two types of applications:
Secure browser: An instance of secure browser. You can create several instances for different users and groups and configure different policies for them.
Web application: A standalone web application.
Depending on the type of application you want to add, click either Add Secure Browser or Add Secure Web Application.
Configure the application settings:
Name: The name of the application.
(Optional) Description: The description of the application.
(Optional) Icon: The application icon.
Start URL: Depends on the type of application. For secure browser instances, this is the URL of the home page. For the web application, this is the URL of the application.
(Web applications only) Domains: Additional domains that can be accessed from the application, for example, IdP login pages. You can add several domains simultaneously by clicking the Add from File button and selecting a .csv file with the list of domains. In addition to that, you can Add allowed domains by browsing a web application.
Users: Users who can access the application.
Groups: User groups that can access this application.
(Optional) Apply policies: Policies that apply to the application.
Click Add.
Instead of adding allowed domains manually and uploading a .csv file, you can add domains to the allowed domain list by browsing an application.
To add allowed domains by browsing a web application:
Navigate to the Application category.
Select the application that you want to edit.
Click Edit.
In the Domains section, click Discover.
A new dialog will open the page specified in the application's Start URL field. Navigate through the pages of the web application that access other domains and click Next.
In the dialog that opens, select the domains that you want to add to the allowed domains list and click Update.
To edit application settings:
Navigate to the Application category.
Click Edit and change the settings.
Click Save.
You can also edit application settings by clicking the application card and then clicking the Edit button in the side drawer.
To view application settings:
Navigate to the Application category.
Navigate to the card with the application that you want to view.
Do one of the following:
Click the card.
You can also view application settings by clicking on an application card.
To remove an application:
Navigate to the Application category.
Click Delete.
You can also delete an application by clicking the application card and then clicking the Delete button in the side drawer.
The Insights category allows you to inspect current and historical usage statistics.
The Overview category shows key metrics on sessions, users, policies, and applications.
You can change the period for which Parallels Desktop Browser Isolation displays the data by clicking the drop-down menu in the top-right corner.
This category contains the following reports:
Isolated Browser Sessions: The number of user sessions.
Top 5 Most Visited Domains: The domains that users visited the most.
Top 5 Web Apps Used: The apps that users opened the most.
Top 5 Violations: The restricted actions that users performed the most.
Top 5 Users with Security Controls Encounters: The users who performed restricted actions the most.
Top 5 Regions: The regions with the most users.
You can download the reports from the Overview category in the XLSX format by clicking the Menu button (...) and selecting Download.
The Live reports category shows current usage statistics.
The User Events category shows historical events related to user activity.
The User Events category shows historical events related to administrator activity. You can click on an event to see the request and response information.
The Policies category allows you to create and manage policies. Policies control things such as user access, scheduling, URL filtering, and much more.
To add a policy:
Navigate to the Policies category.
Click Add.
Configure the general policy settings:
Name: The name of the policy.
(Optional) Description: The description of the policy.
Configure settings in the Profile section. This section allows you to create an isolation profile based on users, groups, locations, time zones, and so on.
(Optional) Users: Users affected by this policy. Find the user in the Users drop-down menu and click the Add button to the right. Added users will appear in the list below.
(Optional) Groups: User groups affected by this policy. Find the group in the Groups drop-down menu and click the Add button to the right. Added groups will appear in the list below.
(Optional) Active Hours: The time period when the policy will be active.
(Optional) Location: Locations where the users are affected by this policy. Find the location in the Country drop-down menu and the Add button to the right. Added locations will appear in the list below.
Configure settings in the Security controls section. This section allows you to configure specific use cases or features like preventing uploading or downloading, restricting printing, or blocking an URL.
(Optional) Policy features: Features that are restricted under the policy.
Disable application: Disables the application.
Disable printing: Disables printing from the application.
Disable keyboard: Disables keyboard usage in the application.
Disable downloads: Disable downloading from the application.
Disable copy & paste from PBI: Disables copying from the application.
Disable copy & paste to PBI: Disables copying to the application.
(Optional) End user experience: The indicator that shows that the application is running inside Parallels Browser Isolation.
(Optional) Restrict domains: The URLs that are blocked under the policy. Specify the domain you want to block in the Block domain field and click the Add button to the right. Added URLs will appear in the list below. You can add several domains simultaneously by clicking the Add from File button and selecting a .csv file with the list of domains.
Click Save.
To apply the policy to an application, navigate to the Applications category and edit the application accordingly. You can see the list of applications the policy is applied to in the Usage section of the policy settings.
Note: If you add or edit a policy for an application that is currently in use, it will not take effect immediately. For the new policy to load, the users will need to close all tabs of the application, wait for five seconds, and open the application again.
To edit a policy:
Navigate to the Policies category.
Click the meatball icon (three vertical dots) in the rightmost column and select Edit.
Edit the policy as desired.
Click Save.
Note: If you add or edit a policy for an application that is currently in use, it will not take effect immediately. For the new policy to load, the users will need to close all tabs of the application, wait for five seconds, and open the application again.
To view policy information:
Navigate to the Policies category.
Click on the policy. A side pane with information opens.
To remove a policy:
Navigate to the Policies category.
Click the meatball icon (three vertical dots) in the rightmost column and select Remove.
In the dialog that appears, click Remove.
Navigate to the card with the application that you want to edit and click the three dots button ( ).
Navigate to the card with the application that you want to edit and click the three dots button ( ).
Click the three dots button ( ) and click View.
Navigate to the card with the application that you want to delete and click the three dots button ( ).
The Dashboard category allows you to perform quick actions and see general usage statistics.
The Get started section contains buttons for adding applications, managing policies and users.
The At a glance section shows current usage statistics.
The In the past 30 days section shows historical usage statistics for the past 30 days.
The User Managment category allows you to add users and groups that exist in the IdP to Parallels Browser Isolation as well as assign the administrator role to these users and groups. After adding users and groups, you can assign policies and applications to them.
To add a user to Parallels Browser Isolation:
Navigate to the User Management category.
Select Users.
Click Add.
Specify the name of the user exactly as it is configured in the IdP.
Click Add.
Note: Adding users and groups to Parallels Browser Isolation does not create new users in your IdP.
To remove a user from Parallels Browser Isolation:
Navigate to the User Management category.
Select Users.
Click the meatball icon in the rightmost column and select Remove.
In the dialog that appears, click Remove.
Note: Removing users from Parallels Browser Isolation does not delete users from your IdP.
To add a group to Parallels Browser Isolation:
Navigate to the User Management category.
Select Groups.
Click the Add button.
Specify the name of the group exactly as it is configured in the IdP.
Click Add to add the group to Parallels Browser Isolation.
Note: Adding groups to Parallels Browser Isolation does not create new groups in your IdP.
To remove a group from Parallels Browser Isolation:
Navigate to the User Management category.
Select Groups.
Click the meatball icon (three vertical dots) in the rightmost column and select Remove.
In the dialog that appears, click Remove.
Note: Removing groups from Parallels Browser Isolation does not delete groups from your IdP.
Administrator role allows a user or a group to access Parallels Browser Isolation Management portal.
To assign an administrator role to a user or group:
Navigate to the User Management category.
Select Administrators.
In either Users or Groups field, specify the name of the user or group exactly as it is configured in the IdP. Added users and groups will appear in the list below.