URL Filtering Policies

HTTP > URL Filtering > Policies

The URL Filtering Policy list shows all policies on the system—enabled as well as disabled. Click Add to create a new policy, or click a list item to edit an existing one.  

• Enable URL filtering—Globally controls the enabled status of all policies; overrides the status of an individual policy. Click Save after enabling or disabling URL filtering.

• Add—Opens the Add Policy wizard that will take you through the steps of defining a new policy.

• Priority—Sets the order of precedence—if two conflicting policies overlap in their scope, the policy with the higher priority (closer to 1) will be applied and the other ignored. MORE>>

  The URL Filtering policy manager first evaluates a given Web request by finding out of which group, if any, the requesting client is a member, and then by evaluating which policy or policies are in effect for that group.

  If the client is affected by more than one policy, the policy with the highest priority is applied. No other policies in the list are evaluated for the criteria already found.

• Note 1: The URL Filtering Global Policy is the default policy. It automatically applies to all users, but also always takes the lowest priority. Any policy above it in the list will take precedence.

• Note 2: The URL Filtering Guest Policy is only enabled after certain conditions have been met, and the guest machine logs on using a special port. See Guest Policies for additional details.  

• Deploy Policies—Click this button after creating or modifying a URL filtering policy to have it immediately take effect.

See also:

• URL Filtering Policy: Rules

• URL Filtering Schedules

• Approved URL Lists

• Guest Policies

• About URL Filtering