Categories are used to group URLs, domains, search phrases, file types or video IDs to base filtering policies on. You can edit our built-in Standard categories, or Custom Categories you have set up.
Edit a Custom Category
If you have a Hybrid setup (both Cloud and On-Premise Appliance), you can manage your Custom Categories and Web Filter Policies in either place. To sync, log out of the On-Premise Appliance, or in Cloud go to Filter > Publishing and select Publish.
Important
If you have a multi-tenant configuration, you can't change the tenant assigned to a category, as that category might form part of a category group or tenant-specific policy.
On-Premise Appliance
- Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Categories.
- Go to the Categories section.
- Find the category that you want to amend and select the pencil icon.
- Edit the category in the Manage categories section.
- Select Save.
Cloud Filter
- Go to Filter > Custom categories.
- Find the category that you want to amend and select Edit.
- Make edits as needed.
- Select the tabs to add new items or remove items by selecting Delete.
- Select Close to return to the Custom categories page.
- Go to Publishing from the left-hand menu and select Publish.
Edit a Standard category
You can’t edit the default Standard categories in Cloud Filter.
You can’t see what is included in our default Standard categories in On-Premise Appliance, but it is possible to add additional items.
Important
Don’t edit the existing Standard categories unless advised to do so in Help Centre guidance or by Smoothwall Support.
- Sign in to your On-Premise Appliance.
- Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Categories.
- In the Categories section, select the + icon next to Standard Categories.
- Select the pencil icon to edit the category.
- Add items as needed, then select Save.
A star icon now appears next to the name in the Categories section, indicating that the category has been edited from the default.