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Configuring the CFS Custom Category Tab

The CFS Custom Category tab allows the configuration of new custom CFS category entries. You can create custom policies and categories and insert the domain name entries into the existing CFS rating category structure. Categories are added and deleted from this page.

  • Click the switch to green to Enable CFS Custom Category.
  • Click +Add to create a new custom category.
  • Select the category and click Delete to remove a category.
  • Click Export to export the current list of categories. You can edit this list offline if you need to make multiple updates and import it back to the firewall.
  • Click Import to import a predefined set of categories.

To create a new category

  1. Navigate to POLICY | Security Services > Content Filter and select the CFS Custom Category tab.

  2. Click +Add.

  3. Type a name in the Domain field.

  4. Select a category from the list on the left and move it to the custom categories on the right. Up to five custom categories can be selected.

  5. Click Save.

To delete a custom category

  1. Navigate to POLICY | Security Services > Content Filter and select the CFS Custom Category tab.
  2. Select the custom category by checking the box by DOMAIN.
  3. Click the Delete icon.
  4. Confirm your choice to delete by clicking OK.

To export the CFS Category list

  1. Click Export to export the category list to a text file. The exported file is placed in the downloads folder.

The exported file can be used to update multiple entries. Edit the file and import the new file following the following procedure.

When editing an exported list, be sure to follow the format of the list: <domain>: <category1>, <category2>, <category3>, category4>, <category5>

To import multiple categories simultaneously

All the custom categories already in the list are deleted when a list of categories are uploaded.

  1. Click Import.

    Invalid domain names and category IDs in the importing file are skipped.

    The leading www. of any domain name is discarded during processing.

  2. Type the file name in field provided, or Browse for the file and select it on your system.
  3. Click Import.