How to Configure URL Filtering with Category and Reputation
Do This |
More Information | |
---|---|---|
Step 1 |
Ensure that you have the correct licenses. |
Assign the URL Filtering license to each managed device that will filter URLs. |
Step 2 |
Ensure that your management center can communicate with the cloud to obtain URL filtering data. | Internet Access Requirements and Communication Port Requirements. |
Step 3 |
Understand limitations and guidelines and take any necessary actions. | |
Step 4 |
Enable the URL Filtering feature. | |
Step 5 |
Configure rules to filter URLs by category and reputation. |
For the best protection against malicious sites, you must block sites by reputation AND block URLs in all Threat categories. (Optional) Supplement or Selectively Override Category and Reputation-Based URL Filtering |
Step 6 |
(Optional) Allow users to bypass a website block by clicking through a warning page. | |
Step 7 |
Order your rules so that traffic hits key rules first. | |
Step 8 |
(Optional) Modify advanced options related to URL filtering. |
Generally, use the defaults unless you have a specific reason to change them. For information about advanced options, including the following, see Access Control Policy Advanced Settings.
|
Step 9 |
Deploy your changes. | |
Step 10 |
Ensure that your system receives future URL data updates as expected | |
Step 11 |
Be sure you have enabled other features that protect your network from malicious sites |