Application and URL Filtering - Check Point Online Web Service

What can I do here?

Use this window to configure Check Point online web service settings.

Getting Here - Manage & Settings > Blades > Application and URL Filtering > Advanced Settings > Check Point online web service

Check Point Online Web Service

The Check Point Online Web Service is used by the URL Filtering engine for updated website categorization and by the Application Control engine for updated Widget definitions. The responses the Security Gateway gets are cached locally to optimize performance.

• Block requests when the web service is unavailable
  • When selected, requests are blocked when there is no connectivity to the Check Point Online Web Service.
  • When cleared, requests are allowed when there is no connectivity (default).
• Website categorization mode - You can select the mode that is used for website categorization:
  • Background - requests are allowed until categorization is complete - When a request cannot be categorized with a cached response, an uncategorized response is received. Access to the site is allowed. In the background, the Check Point Online Web Service continues the categorization procedure. The response is then cached locally for future requests (default). This option reduces latency in the categorization procedure.
  • Hold - requests are blocked until categorization is complete - When a request cannot be categorized with the cached responses, it remains blocked until the Check Point Online Web Service completes categorization.
  • Custom - configure different settings depending on the service - Lets you set different modes for URL Filtering and Social Networking Widgets. For example, click Customize to set URL Filtering to Background mode and Social Networking Widgets to Hold mode.
• Categorize Social Network Widgets
  • When selected, the Security Gateway connects to the Check Point Online Web Service to identify social networking widgets that it does not recognize (default).
  • When cleared or there is no connectivity between the Security Gateway and the Check Point Online Web, the unknown widget is treated as Web Browsing traffic.