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Configuring a web filter profile

Configuring a 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 or disable the category based filter 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 or disable blocking invalid URLs.

    URL Filter

    Enable or disable URL filtering and then click 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 or suffix wildcards.

    Block malicious URLs discovered by sandbox

    Enable blocking malicious URLs discovered by the sandbox.

    Rating Options

    Allow websites when a rating error occurs

    Enable or disable allowing websites when a rating error has occurred.

    Rate URLs by domain and IP Address

    Enable or disable rating URLs by domain and IP address.

    Proxy Options

    HTTP POST Action

    Select whether the HTTP POST request action is Normal or Block.

    HTTP POST requests are 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.

    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.
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Configuring a 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 or disable the category based filter 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 or disable blocking invalid URLs.

    URL Filter

    Enable or disable URL filtering and then click 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 or suffix wildcards.

    Block malicious URLs discovered by sandbox

    Enable blocking malicious URLs discovered by the sandbox.

    Rating Options

    Allow websites when a rating error occurs

    Enable or disable allowing websites when a rating error has occurred.

    Rate URLs by domain and IP Address

    Enable or disable rating URLs by domain and IP address.

    Proxy Options

    HTTP POST Action

    Select whether the HTTP POST request action is Normal or Block.

    HTTP POST requests are 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.

    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.
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