User guide

Chapter 5 – URL Categorization
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5. URL Categories (Allowed/Filtered)
Click Edit for URL Categories (Allowed/Filtered). The following URL Categories screen displays. This
screen allows you to choose Web site that you want blocked/filtered from users.
Use the Filter and Allow buttons to move a URL Category from the URL Categories Allowed list to
the URL Categories Filtered or back to the allowed list.
When you are finished organizing the categories, click the Back button to go back to the HTTP >
HTTP Proxy main screen.
Testing Filtering Using Get URL Catgory
To test the filtering, type a URL in the http:// box and click the Go button. This will test the URL to see
if it is allowed or blocked.
Note: You can also test a site through your browser by entering a Web address that you feel should
be blocked by the filter through one of the categories you had chosen or a category preset by the URL
software. For instance, if you selected the Finance and Investment category to be filtered, try to
access www.etrade.com
. This site should be blocked. A message displays under the URL address
stating the status of this Web site.
Important: The sites listed in the Favorites box of the browser will not be blocked unless the cache is
emptied in the browser.
6. Networks / Hosts to bypass URL Filtering
Return to the Proxy > HTTP Proxy main screen. In the URL Categorization section, click the
Networks / Hosts to bypass URL Filtering. The Networks/Hosts to bypass screen displays.
• Select a network/host and click the Add button to add it to the Networks/Hosts to bypass URL
Filtering. These networks/hosts will be able to access all sites; URL Category based filtering will
not happen for these networks/hosts.
• If you decide you do not want one or more of the networks/hosts bypassing the filter, select the
name and click the Delete button. The name moves back into the Available Networks/Host box.