Configuring web filter profile

To configure a web filter profile:

1. Go to Security > Firewall Objects.
2. Select Web Filter Profile from the Security Profiles dropdown.
3. Click Create or select an existing profile from the list and click Edit.
4. In the form, enter the following information:

   Settings	Guidelines
   Name	Enter a name for the web filter.
   Comments	Enter comments about the web filter.
   Category Based Filter	Enable and select category filters from the list. Use the search bar to look for a category based filter. For the selected category, select from the following actions: Allow: Allow selected category. Monitor: Monitor selected category. Block: Block selected category. Warning: Select to open the Filter dialog. Enter the Warning Interval, select from the Available User Groups dropdown, and click Save. Authenticate: Select to open the Filter dialog. Enter the Warning Interval, select from the Available User Groups dropdown, and click Save. Disable: Disable selected category.
   Static URL Filter
   Block invalid URLs	Enable to block invalid URLs. Note: This option is disabled by default.
   URL Filter	Enable and then select Create to create a URL filter. Enter the information as shown in To create a URL filter, and click Save. To edit a URL filter, select a URL filter from the list and then select Edit. When editing a URL filter, the fields are the same as when creating it. Use the Search bar to look for URLs and narrow down the search by using criteria. You can filter results based on prefix/suffix wildcards.
   Block malicious URLs discovered by sandbox	Enable blocking malicious URLs discovered by a sandox appliance. Note: This option is disabled by default.
   Rating Options
   Allow websites when a rating error occurs	Enable to allow websites when a rating error has occurred. Note: This option is disabled by default.
   Rate URLs by domain and IP Address	Enable to rate URLs by domain and IP address. Note: This option is disabled by default.
   Proxy Options
   HTTP POST Action	Select whether the HTTP Post action is Normal or Block. HTTP POST is the command used by your browser when you send information, such as a form you have filled-out or a file you are uploading, to a web server.
   Remove Cookies	Enable to remove cookies. Note: This option is disabled by default.

   To create a URL filter:

   URL	Enter the URL.
   Type	Select a type from the following: Simple (default) Regular Expression Wildcard
   Action	Select an action from the following: Exempt (default) Block Allow Monitor
   Status	Enable (default) or Disable.

5. Click Save.