Application Control and URL Filtering

In the settings of the Application & URL Filtering Software Blade for the plan, define the types of applications and Web sites to block.

You can override the Application & URL Filtering Software Blade settings in a plan for a specified gateway. You must first unlock the Application & URL Filtering Software Blade from the plan.

To configure the Application & URL Filtering Software Blade settings of a plan:

  1. Go to Home > Plans.

  2. Click the plan name.

    The Edit page opens.

  3. Click Security Software Blades > Application and URLs.

  4. Select Manage in SMP.

  5. Select these checkboxes to set the Policy:

    • Block security risk categories - For example, spyware, phishing, botnet, spam, anonymizer, and hacking.

    • Block torrents and P2P applications - For example, torrent trackers, BitTorrent and Gnutella protocols, file storage and sharing, media sharing, Facebook file sharing.

    • Block inappropriate content - For example, weapons, violence, sex, gambling, hate, illegal activities, and illegal drugs.

    • Block other undesired applications - A popup window opens. Enter text to filter the search and click Apply.

      Note - Custom applications are not supported.

  6. Click Save.

To override the Application & URL Filtering settings set by a plan:

  1. Go to Home > Gateways.

  2. Click the gateway name.

    The Edit page opens.

  3. Click Security Software Blades > Application and URLs.

  4. If the Application & URL Filtering settings are locked, click Unlock from plan.

  5. To stop remote management of the blade, clear Manage in SMP.

  6. Set the Policy options (see above).

  7. Click Save.

To connect to the appliance:

  1. Go to Home > Gateways.

  2. Click the gateway name.

    The Edit page opens.

  3. Click Security Software Blades > Application and URLs.

  4. Click Access Gateway: Application Control.

    A browser page opens and shows the progress of the SMP connection to the gateway. The appliance opens on the Firewall Policy page. You can now update the local appliance.

    Note - If a local administrator is already logged in to the appliance, click OK to override that connection. Click Cancel to cancel your login attempt.