Manage Content Categories for Web Access Control

Applies To: WatchGuard Advanced EPDR, WatchGuard EPDR, WatchGuard EPP

Endpoint Security's Web Access Control feature uses content categories to filter groups of websites. A website is added to a content category when the content of the website meets the criteria for the category. From the WatchGuard Security Portal, you can look up the content categories for a website.

To view the content category for a site: 

  1. Open a web browser and go to the WatchGuard Security Portal at https://www.watchguard.com/securityportal/UrlCategorization.aspx.
  2. In the URL(s) text box, type the website URL or IP address. To specify multiple URLs or IP addresses, separate each with a space, comma, or semicolon.

Screen shot of Security Portal, URL Category look up

  1. Select the I'm not a robot check box.
  2. Complete the reCAPTCHA task, if requested.
  3. Click Search.
    The categorization for each URL or IP address appears in the Results section of the page.

Submit a Category Change Request for a Website

If a website is uncategorized or mis-categorized, you can submit a change request from the WatchGuard Security Portal.

To submit a category change request for a website:

  1. Open a web browser and go to www.watchguard.com/securityportal/UrlCategorization.aspx.
  2. If you are not already logged in to the WatchGuard website, enter your username and password. Click Log In.
    The WatchGuard Security Portal appears.

Screen shot of Security Portal, URL Category look up

  1. In the Enter uncategorized/miscategorized URLs text box, enter the website URL and a suggested content category, separated by a space, comma, or semicolon. Type each suggestion on a separate line. For example: 
http://www.seattletimes.com, News and Media
http://www.soccer.com, Sports
  1. Select the I'm Not a Robot check box.
  2. Complete the reCAPTCHA task, if requested.
  3. Click Submit.

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