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Configuring FDM-Managed Devices FDM Policy Configuration FDM-Managed Access Control Policy URL Conditions in an FDM-Managed Access Control Rule Specifying a Reputation for a URL Category Used in a Rule

Last updated: Jun 09, 2025

Specifying a Reputation for a URL Category Used in a Rule

By default, all URLs in a URL category are treated by a rule the same way. For example, if you have a rule that blocks Social Network URLs, you will block all of them regardless of reputation. You can adjust that setting so that you block only high-risk Social Network sites. Likewise, you could allow all URLs from a URL category except the high-risk sites.

Use this procedure to use a reputation filter on a URL category in an access control rule:

Procedure

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From the FDM Policy page, select the rule you want to edit.
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Click Edit.
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Click the URLs tab.
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Click the blue plus button and select a URL Category.
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Click Apply Reputation to Selected Categories or the Any Reputation link on the URL Category you just picked.
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Uncheck the Any Reputation check box.
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Filter URLs by reputation:

  • If the rule has a blocking action, slide the reputation slider to the right to block only the sites with the reputations marked in red. For example, if you slide the slider to "Sites with Security Risks," a blocking rule would block "Sites with Security Risks," "Suspicious Sites," and "High-Risk sites" but it would allow traffic from "Well-known Sites" and "Benign Sites."

  • If the rule has an allow action, slide the reputation slider to the right to allow only the sites with the reputations marked in green. For example, if you slide the slider to "Benign Sites," the rule will allow traffic from "Well-Known Sites" and "Benign Sites" but not allow traffic from "Sites with Security Risks," "Suspicious Sites," and "High-Risk sites."
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Click Save.
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Click Select.
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Click Save.
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Review and deploy now the changes you made, or wait and deploy multiple changes at once.

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