How to Grant Access to Other Users in Securly

In many cases, IT admins (e.g., in large schools or where IT admins wear multiple hats) find it necessary to share their Securly admin responsibilities with other co-workers. The assigned co-worker can then take up regular admin activities of the Securly filter, such as creating policies, allowing or blocking websites & keywords, updating OUs, managing reports, etc.

Admin permissions are required in Google Workspace and Azure for access to Securly. Anyone else who needs to be given access to Securly Filter must be granted permission in Google Workspace or included in the Admin Group in the User settings.

Enable the ‘Admin Group’ in Securly (Recommended)

To create a select group of users with access to Securly Filter, you need to enable the ‘Admin Group’ located in the Users tab. Only users included in this group will have access to the Securly UI, irrespective of whether they are Super Admins in Google Workspace. Enabling this feature restricts access to Securly Filter to only users in the ‘Admin Group’.

To enable this feature in Securly Filter:

1. Log in and navigate to Users.
2. Select ‘Admin Group’ and click on ‘Create admin group’. Note that in case there are multiple super admins, the first super admin to enable this feature would be able to exclude other super admins from the group.                         
3. Click on checkboxes and select Grant access.                                                                                                                                
4. 'Admin access granted successfully' is shown on the screen.
5. Click ‘Add User’ to add new users.

To disable this feature:

You can disable this feature by clicking ‘Disable Admin Group’. Access to the Securly UI would then become available to all those with the Super Admin role in Google Workspace.

Grant Super Admin Rights in Google Workspace

To give other administrators of Securly super admin rights in Google G Suite, click here.

These methods provide users with full access to control Securly policies for your organization. You can also choose to provide users with partial access as well. To do this, you must create a faculty group in Securly Filter. To learn more about the faculty groups, click here.