How to create a URL categorization policy

Last published : Sep 30, 2026
As a network administrator, you might want to block specific categories of websites for user access. To do so, create a URL Categorization policy and binding the policy with a pre-defined list of categories that you want to restrict access.
For example, you might want to restrict access to all social networking websites as per organizational policies. In such a scenario, you must create a categorization policy and bind the policy to the pre-defined list of social networking category websites.
To create a URL categorization policy by using a basic method:
  1. Navigate to SSL Forward Proxy > URL Filtering > URL Categorization.
  2. In the details pane, click Add to access the URL Categorization Policy page and specify the following parameters.
    1. URL Categorization Policy. Name of the responder policy.
    2. Basic. Select Configure using a predefined list of categories.
    3. Action. An action to control access to the URL.
    4. URL Categories. A predefined list of categories to select and add it to a configured list.
  3. Click Create and Close.
URL category policy
To create a URL categorization policy by using an advanced method:
  1. To configure a new URL Categorization policy using advanced categorization.
  2. Click Add.
  3. In the URL Categorization Policy page, specify the following parameters.
    1. URL Categorization Policy. Name of the responder policy.
    2. Advanced. Configure policy using custom expressions.
  4. Click Create and Close.
URL category advanced
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