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Configuring a proxy address

Configuring a proxy address

Proxy address firewall objects support IPv6 addresses.

To configure a proxy address:
  1. Go to Security > Firewall Objects.
  2. Select Proxy Address in the firewall object type dropdown.
  3. Click Create or select an existing proxy address from the list and click Edit.
  4. In the form, enter the following information:

    Settings

    Guidelines

    Name

    Required. Enter a name for the proxy address.

    Color

    Select the color used for this object in lists.

    Type

    Required. Select a type from the following options in the dropdown:

    • Host Regex Match

    • URL Pattern (default)

    • URL Category

    • HTTP Method

    • User Agent

    • HTTP Header

    • Avanced (Source)

    • Advanced (Destination)

    • saas

    Host

    Required. Select an address or address group.

    Note: This option is not available when the Type is Host Regex Match.

    Host Regex Match

    Required. Enter the hostname as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is Host Regex Match.

    URL Path Regex

    Required. Enter the URL path as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is URL Pattern or Advanced (Destination).

    URL Category

    Select the URL category to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is URL Category or Advanced (Destination). This field is required when the Type is URL Category.

    Request Method

    Select the HTTP request method to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Method or Advanced (Source). This field is required when the Type is HTTP Method.

    User Agent

    Select the browser user agent to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is User Agent or Advanced (Source). This field is required when the Type is User Agent.

    Header Name

    Required. Enter the HTTP header name to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Header.

    Header Regex

    Required.Enter the HTTP header value as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Header.

    Header Group

    Enter Name and Value pairs for one or more HTTP headers.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is Advanced (Source).

    Comments

    Enter comments.

  5. Click Save.

Configuring a proxy address

Proxy address firewall objects support IPv6 addresses.

To configure a proxy address:
  1. Go to Security > Firewall Objects.
  2. Select Proxy Address in the firewall object type dropdown.
  3. Click Create or select an existing proxy address from the list and click Edit.
  4. In the form, enter the following information:

    Settings

    Guidelines

    Name

    Required. Enter a name for the proxy address.

    Color

    Select the color used for this object in lists.

    Type

    Required. Select a type from the following options in the dropdown:

    • Host Regex Match

    • URL Pattern (default)

    • URL Category

    • HTTP Method

    • User Agent

    • HTTP Header

    • Avanced (Source)

    • Advanced (Destination)

    • saas

    Host

    Required. Select an address or address group.

    Note: This option is not available when the Type is Host Regex Match.

    Host Regex Match

    Required. Enter the hostname as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is Host Regex Match.

    URL Path Regex

    Required. Enter the URL path as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is URL Pattern or Advanced (Destination).

    URL Category

    Select the URL category to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is URL Category or Advanced (Destination). This field is required when the Type is URL Category.

    Request Method

    Select the HTTP request method to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Method or Advanced (Source). This field is required when the Type is HTTP Method.

    User Agent

    Select the browser user agent to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is User Agent or Advanced (Source). This field is required when the Type is User Agent.

    Header Name

    Required. Enter the HTTP header name to match.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Header.

    Header Regex

    Required.Enter the HTTP header value as a regular expression.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is HTTP Header.

    Header Group

    Enter Name and Value pairs for one or more HTTP headers.

    Note: This option is only available when the Type is Advanced (Source).

    Comments

    Enter comments.

  5. Click Save.