You must be in the process of configuring a new URL Filter policy or modifying an existing policy to use this procedure.
Use this procedure to define the configuration and layout of a URL error page to be launched when a Web filter rule is invoked and an error page needs to be displayed to a user instead of their expected Web page.
If you want to modify a URL Error Page, go to Policies > URL Filtering.
Select associated with the target URL Filter policy. Edit the URL Error Page settings in accordance with the steps in this procedure.
Parameter | Description |
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Name | Enter a name (maximum 32 characters) for the title of the blocking page. The name should help convey that this page is launched to prevent the client‘s requested page from displaying. |
Description | Provide a description (maximum 80 characters) of the page to help differentiate it from other pages with similar page restriction properties. |
Page Path |
Set the path to the page that is to be sent to the client browser explaining the reason for blocking the client-requested URL. Options are:
If you choose Internal, review the default standard response settings in the Internal Page Configuration pane of the URL Error Page tab. You can modify the standard response settings if necessary. If you choose External, you must provide a link to the external blocking page in the External Page Location pane. |
External Page URL | If you select External as the Page Path, enter an External Page URL (maximum 511 characters) to be used as the Web link designation of the externally hosted blocking page. |
Internal Page Title | Either enter a title (maximum 255 characters) for the URL blocking page or use the default text: This URL may have been filtered. |
Internal Page Header | Either enter a header (maximum 255 characters) to be displayed at the top of the URL blocking page or use the default text: The requested URL could not be retrieved. |
Internal Page Content | Either enter a message (maximum 255 characters) to be displayed in the body (middle portion) of the blocking page or use the default message: The site you have attempted to reach may be considered inappropriate for access. |
Internal Page Footer | Either enter a footer (maximum 255 characters) to be displayed at the bottom of the URL blocking page or use the default text: If you have any questions please contact your IT department. |
Internal Page Org Name | Enter the organization name (maximum 255 characters) that is responsible for the URL blocking page. The default name—Your Organizational Name—is not practical, and is included as guideline for customization. |
Internal Page Org Signature | Enter a signature (maximum 255 characters) for the organization responsible for the URL blocking page. The default signature—Your Organizational Name, All Rights Reserved—is not practical, and is included as guideline for customization. |
Internal Page Logo 1 | Provide the location and filename (maximum 255 characters) of a small graphic image to be displayed in the blocking page. |
Internal Page Logo 2 | Provide the location and filename (maximum 255 characters) of a main graphic image displayed in the blocking page. |
Note
You cannot restore default settings after applying or saving changes.Note
This does not permanently save the settings you configured. If you perform a Reload (warm reboot), applied settings will be lost.Note
If you do not select Apply or Save, the settings that you configured are not saved when you move away from the configuration window.