SonicOS 7.1 Content Filtering

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Creating or Editing a Profile Object

To add a Project Object for Content Filtering

  1. Navigate to OBJECT | Profile Objects > Content Filter.

  2. Click +Add.

  3. Enter the Profile Object Name in the Name field.
  4. In the URI List Configuration section, define the parameters for URI List:
    1. Select the URI List Searching Order from the drop-down menu provided. You can select the allowed list first or the forbidden list first.
    2. Select the Allowed URI List from the drop-down menu. Accessing all the URIs in this list is allowed.
    3. Click the Edit icon next to theAllowed URI List field to create a New URI List Object. For more information, refer to Creating a New URI List Object.
    4. Select the Forbidden URI List from the drop-down menu. Accessing all the URIs in this object is forbidden.
    5. Click the Edit icon next to theForbidden URI List field to create a New URI List Object. For more information, refer to Creating a New URI List Object .
    6. Select the Operation for Forbidden URI List in the drop-down menu. The selected action—Block, Confirm, or Passphrase—applies for all URIs in the forbidden list.

  5. Click the Category tab to define the Category Configuration section. You can customize the categories to fit your environment. The option are Allow, Block, Confirm, Passphrase, and BMW.

    1. Expand the category name to see the details under it.
    2. If you want the same definition for everything in the category, select the action from the drop-down menu for the category name.
    3. If you want to customize the category, select the action from the drop-down menu for each item. Note how the category action is changed to Custom Select.
    4. If you want all categories defined the same, select the action from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page and click Set To All.
    5. Click Default to reset all options to the default settings.

  6. Select Reputationto define the Reputation Configuration section. Filtering by reputation must be enabled and is used only on categories that are Allowed.

    1. Switch Enable Reputation to green.

    2. Select Reputation Action from the drop-down menu for each option.

      You can select the Edit icon by the drop-down menu to create a new Reputation Action Object to choose from the list.

  7. When all settings have been defined, click Save.