Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S170 Guía Del Usuario
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AsyncOS 8.6 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 14 Managing Access to Web Applications
Controlling Bandwidth
Configuring Application Control Settings in an Access Policy Group
Step 1
Choose Web Security Manager > Access Policies.
Step 2
Click the link in the policies table under the Applications column for the policy group you want to edit.
Step 3
When configuring the Global Access Policy, define the default action for each application type in the
Default Actions for Application Types section.
Default Actions for Application Types section.
Step 4
When configuring a user defined Access Policy, choose Define Applications Custom Settings in the
Edit Applications Settings section.
Edit Applications Settings section.
Step 5
In the Application Settings area, choose Browse view or Search view from the drop down menu.
Step 6
Configure the action for each application and application behavior.
Step 7
Configure the bandwidth controls for each applicable application.
Step 8
Submit and Commit Changes.
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Controlling Bandwidth
When both the overall limit and user limit applies to a transaction, the most restrictive option applies.
You can define bandwidth limits for particular URL categories by defining an Identity group for a URL
category and using it in an Access Policy that restricts the bandwidth.
You can define bandwidth limits for particular URL categories by defining an Identity group for a URL
category and using it in an Access Policy that restricts the bandwidth.
You can define the following bandwidth limits:
Note
Defining bandwidth limits only throttles the data going to users. It does not block data based on reaching
a quota. The Web Proxy introduces latency into each application transaction to mimic a slower link to
the server.
a quota. The Web Proxy introduces latency into each application transaction to mimic a slower link to
the server.
Bandwidth
limit
limit
Description
Link to
Task
Task
Overall
Define an overall limit for all users on the network for the
supported application types. The overall bandwidth limit
affects the traffic between the Web Security appliance and web
servers. It does not limit traffic served from the web cache.
supported application types. The overall bandwidth limit
affects the traffic between the Web Security appliance and web
servers. It does not limit traffic served from the web cache.
User
Define a limit for particular users on the network per
application type. User bandwidth limits traffic from web
servers as well as traffic served from the web cache.
application type. User bandwidth limits traffic from web
servers as well as traffic served from the web cache.