Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S680 Guía Del Usuario
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AsyncOS 9.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 4 Intercepting Web Requests
Using PAC Files with Client Applications
Step 3
(Optional) Complete the following basic settings:
Step 4
Click Browse in the PAC Files section and select a PAC file from your local machine for upload to the
Web Security appliance.
Web Security appliance.
Note
If the file you select is called
default.pac
, you do not have to specify the file name when
configuring its location in a browser. The Web Security appliance looks for a file called
default.pac
if no name is specified.
Step 5
Click Upload to upload the PAC file selected in step 4 to the Web Security appliance.
Step 6
(Optional) In the Hostnames for Serving PAC Files Directly section, configure hostnames and associated
file names for PAC file requests that do not include a port number:
Step 7
Submit and commit your changes.
Specifying PAC Files in Client Applications
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Configuring a PAC File Location Manually in Clients
Step 1
Create and publish a PAC file.
Step 2
Enter a URL in your browser’s PAC file configuration area that points to the PAC file location.
The following are valid URL formats if the Web Security appliance is hosting the PAC file:
Option
Description
PAC Server Ports
The ports that the Web Security appliance will use to listen for PAC file
requests.
requests.
PAC File Expiration
Allows the PAC file to expire after a specified number of minutes in the
browser’s cache.
browser’s cache.
Option
Description
Hostname
The hostname that the PAC file request must include if the Web Security
appliance is to service the request. As the request does not include a port
number, it will be processed through the Web Proxy HTTP ports (e.g. port
80) and must be distinguishable as a PAC file request through this hostnam-
evalue.
appliance is to service the request. As the request does not include a port
number, it will be processed through the Web Proxy HTTP ports (e.g. port
80) and must be distinguishable as a PAC file request through this hostnam-
evalue.
Default PAC File for "Get/"
Request through Proxy
Port
Request through Proxy
Port
The PAC file name that will be associated with the hostname on the same
row. Request to the hostname will return the PAC file specified here.
row. Request to the hostname will return the PAC file specified here.
Only PAC files that have been uploaded are available for selection.
Add Row
Adds another row to specify additional hostnames and PAC file names.