Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 User Guide
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AsyncOS 9.1.1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 10 Create Policies to Control Internet Requests
Access Control by URL Category
Step 7
Click Submit and then click Commit Changes to apply your changes. Alternatively, click Cancel to
abandon your changes.
abandon your changes.
What to Do Next
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(Optional) Navigate to Security Services > End-User Notification to configure end-user
notifications for quotas.
notifications for quotas.
Access Control by URL Category
You can identify and action Web requests based on the category of Website they address. The Web
Security appliance ships with many predefined URL categories, such as Web-based Email and others.
Security appliance ships with many predefined URL categories, such as Web-based Email and others.
Predefined categories, and the Websites associated with them, are defined within filtering databases that
reside on the Web Security appliance. These databases are automatically kept up to date by Cisco. You
can also create custom URL categories for host names and IP addresses that you specify.
reside on the Web Security appliance. These databases are automatically kept up to date by Cisco. You
can also create custom URL categories for host names and IP addresses that you specify.
URL categories can be used by all policies except policies to identify requests. They can also be used by
Access, Encrypted HTTPS Management and Data Security policies to apply actions to requests.
Access, Encrypted HTTPS Management and Data Security policies to apply actions to requests.
See
for information about creating custom
URL categories.
Using URL Categories to Identify Web Requests
Before You Begin
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Enable Acceptable Use Control, see
•
(Optional) Create Custom URL Categories, see
.
Step 1
Choose a policy type (except SaaS) from the Web Security Manager menu.
Step 2
Click a policy name in the policies table (or add a new policy).
Step 3
Expand the Advanced section and click the link in the URL Categories field.
Step 4
Click the Add column cells corresponding to URL Categories you wish to identify web requests by. Do
this for the Custom URL Categories and Predefined URL Categories lists as required.
this for the Custom URL Categories and Predefined URL Categories lists as required.
Step 5
Click Done.
Step 6
Submit and commit your changes.
Using URL Categories to Action Web Request
Before You Begin
•
Enable Acceptable Use Control, see
•
(Optional) Create Custom URL Categories, see
.