STEP A
STEP B STEP C

Web Filtering

You can complete the following tasks from the Custom Filter List page:

Enable/disable Manual URL filtering using the Custom Filter List

Create a default firewall rule with a web filter action

Create Permit/Block Lists

Delete a URL from the Permit/Block List

Import the Permit and Block List from another X family device

Export the Permit and Block List from the current device to a file

Custom Filter List Configuration Parameters and Functions

The following table describes the configuration parameters and functions available on the Custom Filter List page (Firewall > Web Filtering).

Table 4–8: Custom Filter List Page: Configuration Parameters and Functions

Parameter/Function

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Manual URL Filtering

 

Enables/Disables the feature to block or permit traffic based on a

 

 

Custom Filter list

 

 

 

Create default firewall rule

 

Custom web filter

 

 

 

Action

 

Permit or Block

 

 

 

URL Pattern

 

Block or permit traffic to/from a group based on a URL name

 

 

pattern. For details, see “Configure URL Patterns” on page 94.

 

 

 

Import Function

 

If you have exported a the Custom Filter List from another X

 

 

family device, use the import function to upload the list to the X

 

 

family device.

 

 

 

Export Function

 

Use the Export feature to download the current Permit and Block

 

 

Pattern lists so that you can import them to another X family

 

 

device.

 

 

 

Delete Function

 

Use the Delete icon in the Current Permit Pattern and Current

 

 

Block Pattern table, to remove a URL pattern from the list.

 

 

 

Configure the Custom Filter List

 

STEP 1

STEP 2

From the LSM menu, select Firewall Rules > Web Filtering. Then, select the Custom Filter List tab.

On the Custom Filter List, select the General Configuration parameters:

To use the custom Permit/Block lists to control access to web sites, click Enable Manual URL Filtering.

To create a default firewall rule for web filtering, click Create default firewall rule. Click Apply.

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