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Web Filter

Web Filter

This section describes how to configure web filters for HTTP traffic and configure URL filters to allow or block caching of specific URLs.

After you configure a web filter profile, you can apply it to a policy. A profile is specific information that defines how the traffic within a policy is examined and what action can be taken based on the examination.

To view available web filter profiles, go to Security Profiles > Web Filter.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New Create a web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
Edit Modify the selected web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
Clone Make a copy of the selected web filter profile.
Delete Remove the selected web filter profile.
Search Enter a search term to find in the web filter profile list.
Name The name of the web filter profile.
Comments An optional description of the web filter profile.
Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.

Web Filter

This section describes how to configure web filters for HTTP traffic and configure URL filters to allow or block caching of specific URLs.

After you configure a web filter profile, you can apply it to a policy. A profile is specific information that defines how the traffic within a policy is examined and what action can be taken based on the examination.

To view available web filter profiles, go to Security Profiles > Web Filter.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New Create a web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
Edit Modify the selected web filter profile. See Create or edit a web filter profile.
Clone Make a copy of the selected web filter profile.
Delete Remove the selected web filter profile.
Search Enter a search term to find in the web filter profile list.
Name The name of the web filter profile.
Comments An optional description of the web filter profile.
Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.