Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 Guía Del Usuario
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AsyncOS 8.1 for Cisco Web Security User Guide
Chapter 14 Managing Access to Web Applications
Controlling Instant Messaging Traffic
Overriding the Default Bandwidth Limit for an Application Type
You can override the default bandwidth limit defined at the Global Access Policy group in the user
defined Access Policies. You can only do this in Browse view.
defined Access Policies. You can only do this in Browse view.
Step 1
Choose Web Security Manager > Access Policies.
Step 2
Click the link in the policies table under the Applications column for the user defined policy group you
want to edit.
want to edit.
Step 3
Choose Define Applications Custom Settings in the Edit Applications Settings section.
Step 4
Click the link next to “Bandwidth Limit” for the application type you want to edit.
Step 5
To choose a different bandwidth limit value, select Set Bandwidth Limit and enter the amount of traffic
to limit in either Megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (kbps). To specify no bandwidth
limit, select No Bandwidth Limit for Application Type.
to limit in either Megabits per second (Mbps) or kilobits per second (kbps). To specify no bandwidth
limit, select No Bandwidth Limit for Application Type.
Step 6
Click Apply.
Step 7
Submit and Commit Changes.
Configuring Bandwidth Controls for an Application
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
Expand the application type that contains the application you want to define.
Step 4
Click the link for the application you want to configure.
Step 5
Select Monitor, and then choose to use either the bandwidth limit defined for the application type or no
limit.
limit.
Note
The bandwidth limit setting is not applicable when the application is blocked or when no bandwidth limit
is defined for the application type.
is defined for the application type.
Step 6
Click Done.
Step 7
Submit and Commit Changes.
Controlling Instant Messaging Traffic
You can block or monitor the IM traffic, and depending on the IM service, you can block particular
activities (also known as application behaviors) in an IM session.
activities (also known as application behaviors) in an IM session.
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
Click Define Applications Custom Setting.