Applicable Version: 10.00 onwards
Overview
Web Filter Policies allow you to control Internet access of users or groups of users. Using these policies, you can block or allow specific URLs or an entire category of websites.
Cyberoam’s webcat database contains millions of websites grouped into categories like “DatingAndMatrimonials”, “Cricket”, “CrimeandSuicide”, etc. Allowing or blocking any particular category allows/blocks all websites falling under that particular category. This reduces the effort on part of the administrator to create policies for each individual website.
This article describes how you can block access to websites belonging to a particular category.
Prerequisite
Web and Application Filter Module Subscribed.
Scenario
Create a Web Filter Policy such that it denies access to all the websites falling under “DatingAndMatrimonial” web category.
Configuration
All configurations are to be done from Web Admin Console using “Administrator” profile.
To deny “DatingAndMatrimonial” web category, follow the steps given below
Step 1: Create Web Filter Policy to deny “DatingAndMatrimonials” web category
Go to Web Filter à Policy à Policy and click Add to add a Web Filter Policy, with the following parameters:
Parameter Description
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Parameter
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Value
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Description
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Name
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Block_Dating_Matrimonial
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Name to identify the Policy. Duplicate names are not allowed.
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Template
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Allow All
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Select a template if you want to create a new policy based on an existing policy and want to inherit all the categories restrictions from the existing policy.
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Enable Reporting
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Enable
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Enable to generate Internet usage reports for all the users.
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Download File Size Restriction
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0
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Specify the file size (in MB) in the textbox to configure the maximum allowed size of file to be downloaded.
Here we have specified ‘0’ for No Restriction.
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Click OK to create “Block_Dating_Matrimonial” policy.
Step 2: Add Rules to Policy
To add rules to the policy, follow the steps given below:
· Go to Web Filter à Policy à Policy
· Select “Block_Dating_Matrimonial” policy created in Step 1.
Click Add to add rules to the policy with the following parameters:
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Parameter
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Value
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Description
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Category Type
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Web Category
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Select Category Type for which rule is to be added.
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Category
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DatingAndMatrimonials
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Select Category for which rule is to be added. Multiple categories can also be selected.
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HTTP Action
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Deny
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Select Action for HTTP traffic.
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HTTPS Action
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Deny
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Select Action for HTTPS traffic.
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Schedule
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All the Time
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Select the Schedule for Categories selected.
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Click Add to add the “DatingAndMatrimonials” web category.
Step 3: Apply this Web Filter Policy on a Firewall Rule or on Users/Group.
(i) To apply Web Filter Policy on a Firewall Rule, follow the steps given below:
· Go to Firewall à Rule à Rule
· Click Add to create LAN to WAN Firewall Rule.
· Select “Block_Dating_Matrimaonial” Web Filter Policy created in step 1.
Click OK to apply the policy on a Firewall Rule.
(ii) To apply Web Filter Policy on a User/Group, follow the steps given below:
· Go to Identity à Users à User
· Select the user on which policy is to be applied.
· Select “Block_Dating_Matrimaonial” Web Filter Policy created in step 1.
Click OK to apply the policy on User “John.Smith”.
Above configuration shows how to create and apply a Web Filter Policy.
Document Version: 1.0 - 09/08/2012
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