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Specifying the Global Settings for Approved URLs and Clients
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Approved URLs and Approved Clients
After you click the Add button on the
Cisco ProtectLink Web > Global Settings
page, the Configuration page appears.
NOTE
Before navigating away from this page, click
Save
to save your settings, or click
Cancel
to undo them. Any unsaved changes are abandoned.
Approved URL Configuration
The domains on this list are always accessible, regardless of the Web Protection
settings.
Check the
Enable Approved URL list
box to enable this feature. Then add up to 20
trusted URLs that are always accessible.
To add entries:
Click
Add New
to open the
Approved URL Configuration
page. Enter the trusted URL(s) in the box. To enter multiple URLs, type a
semi-colon between entries, such as
www.cisco.com;www.google.com;
www.mycompany.com
. All pages in the specified domains will be
accessible. Click
Save
to save your changes, or click
Cancel
to undo them.
If you entered any invalid characters, a message appears. Click
OK
to close
the message, and edit your entries. Spaces, commas, and symbols are not
allowed.
To delete an entry:
Click the
Delete
icon.
Approved Clients Configuration
The clients on this list are always able to connect to all websites. Web Protection
will not restrict URL requests from these IP addresses.
Check the
Enable Approved
Client list
box to enable this feature. Then add up to
20 trusted clients (local IP addresses) that will always have access to the filtered
URLs.
To add entries:
Enter IP addresses or ranges. To enter non-consecutive IP
addresses, type a semi-colon between entries, such as
10.1.1.1;10.1.1.5
. To
enter a range of IP addresses, type a hyphen between the first and last
address in the range, such as
10.1.1.0-10.1.1.10
.
To delete an entry:
Click the
Delete
icon.
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Cisco ProtectLink Web
Enabling Web Protection for URL Filtering
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Enabling Web Protection for URL Filtering
Use the
Cisco ProtectLink Web > Web Protection
page to configure URL filtering
and Web Reputation settings.
To open this page:
Click
ProtectLink
> Web Protection
in the navigation tree.
NOTE
This page is available only if you activated your Cisco ProtectLink Web
service. See
Getting Started with Cisco ProtectLink Web, page 113
.
Before navigating away from this page, click
Save
to save your settings, or
click
Cancel
to undo them. Any unsaved changes are abandoned.
Web Protection
Enable URL Filtering:
Check this box to block access to websites based on
pre-defined categories. Uncheck the box to disable this service.
Enable Web Reputation:
Check this box to verify URL requests against the
Cisco ProtectLink Web Security database. This service is recommended to
block potentially malicious websites. Uncheck the box to disable this
service.
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Enabling Web Protection for URL Filtering
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URL Filtering
Select the categories and sub-categories for websites that you want to block
during Business Hours and Leisure Hours.
NOTE
To define Business Hours and Leisure Hours, see the
Business Hour Setting
section. If you keep the default Business Hour settings, all days and all times are
classified as Business Hours. You can ignore the Leisure Hours check boxes.
To view sub-categories under a category, click the plus sign (+).
To block access for all sub-categories within a category, check the box for
the category. To disable filtering for a category, uncheck the box.
To block access for individual sub-categories, check the individual boxes.
To disable filtering for a sub-category, uncheck each box.
Instances Blocked:
For each filter that you enable, this column displays the
number of times that someone has attempted to visit a blocked site.
Reset Counters:
The router counts the number of attempted visits to a
restricted URL. To reset the counter to zero, click the button.
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Business Hour Setting
Use the settings in this section to define Business Hours and Leisure Hours for URL
Filtering.
NOTE
If you keep the default Business Hour settings, all days and all times are classified
as Business Hours. If you select specific days and times, the selected periods are
Business Hours, and the unselected periods are Leisure Hours.
Business Days:
Check the box for each day when your business is open.
Uncheck the box for each day when your business is closed. On the
checked days, the Business Hours filters apply. On the unchecked days, the
Leisure Hours filters apply.
Business Times:
To use the same settings all day, keep the default setting,
All day (24 hours)
. To specify the hours when your business is open, click
Specify business hours
. Check the
Morning
box and select the
From
and
To
times. Then check the
Afternoon
box and select the
From
and
To
times.
During the selected periods, the Business Hours filters apply. During all
other periods, the Leisure Hours filters apply.
Web Reputation
Select the appropriate security level:
High:
This option blocks a higher number of potentially malicious websites,
but also has a higher incidence of false positives (legitimate sites that are
classified as malicious).
Medium:
This option blocks most potentially malicious websites, and has a
lower incidence of false positives (legitimate sites that are classified as
malicious).
Medium
is the recommended setting.
Low:
This option blocks fewer potentially malicious websites, and therefore
reduces the risk of false positives.
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Cisco ProtectLink Web
Updating the ProtectLink License
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URL Overflow Control
Specify the behavior of this service during periods when there are more URL
requests than the service can handle.
Temporarily block URL requests:
This setting is recommended. Select this
option to hold back the overflow until the requests can be processed. This
is the default setting.
Temporarily bypass URL verification for requested URLs:
Select this
option to allow all overflow requests to go through without verification. This
setting is not recommended.
Updating the ProtectLink License
Use the
Cisco ProtectLink Web >
License
page to view your license information
or to renew your license.
To open this page:
Click
ProtectLink
> License
in the navigation tree.
NOTE
This page is available only if you activated your Cisco ProtectLink Web service. See
Getting Started with Cisco ProtectLink Web, page113
.

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