Requirement

To block Video files in Cyberoam.

Cyberoam provides customized access to an entire web filter category, or individual file extensions within a category with the help of policy.

In this article, a hypothetical example is illustrated to block specific file type category i.e (Video Files) in Cyberoam.

Prerequisite 

Web and Application Filter Module Subscribed

Solution

The entire configuration is to be done from Web Admin console. Access Web Admin console with user having “Administrator” profile.

Step 1: Create Web Filter Policy

Here Specific File Type Category (Video Files) has been blocked for user ‘John’.

Click OK and the Web Filter Policy ‘BlockVideoFiles’ will be created successfully.

 

 

Note:

You can also define file type policies to define different levels of access for different users to meet your organization’s requirements.

Step 2: Add Web Filter Policy Rules

Go to Web Filter à Policy à Policy and click on ‘Add’ button to add web filter policy rules. Click the Edit icon  in the Manage column against the Web Filter Policy to which rules are to be added.

 

 

Parameters	Value
Category Type	File Type Select File Type from the list of available categories.
Category	Video Files Note* - Select the Category “Video Files” from the list of Default Categories.
HTTP and HTTPs Action	Deny
Schedule	All the Time Schedule defines a time schedule for applying the rule.

 

Click Add and the Web Filter Policy Rule will be added successfully.

 

 

Step 3: Apply Web Filter Policy to User 

• Go to Identity à Users à User

• Select user to apply Web Filter policy created in Step 1.

• Under Policies Section, select ‘BlockVideoFiles’ for Web Filter

• Click OK button to update

 

Above configuration will restrict File Type Category i.e Video Files for user ‘John’.

Note

In this article policy has been applied on user. Policy can also be applied on Groups and Firewall.

 

                                                                                                                                                      Document Version: 1.0–03/10/2011