Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S170 Guía Del Usuario
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Cisco AsyncOS for Web User Guide
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Managing Access to Web Applications
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Overview of Managing Access to Web Applications
The AVC engine allows you to create policies to control application activity on the network without
having to fully understand the underlying technology of each application. You can configure application
control settings in Access Policy groups. You can block or allow applications by application type or a
particular application. You can also apply controls to particular application types.
having to fully understand the underlying technology of each application. You can configure application
control settings in Access Policy groups. You can block or allow applications by application type or a
particular application. You can also apply controls to particular application types.
Using Access Policies you can:
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Control application behaviors
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Control the amount of bandwidth used for particular application types
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Notify end-users when they are blocked
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Assign controls to Instant Messaging, Blogging and Social Media applications
To control applications using the AVC engine, perform the following tasks:
Task
Link to Task
Enable the AVC engine
Setting Controls in an Access Policy Group
Limit bandwidth consumed by some
application types to control congestion
application types to control congestion
Allow instant messaging traffic, but disallow
file sharing using instant messenger
file sharing using instant messenger