Cache Parameters – URL Policies

The CSD allows users to set URL policies. You can block particular URLs, so that the CSD will avoid retrieving data from the site and will reset the connection. You may also have the CSD avoid caching certain sites, and route clients directly to the Internet.

You use the URL Policies Table to configure preferred sites. The URL Policies Table includes the following fields:

Host Address – The host name or destination IP address of the URL about which you want to set policy.
Mode – Can be one of the following:
- Direct – The CSD does not cache the URL, and connects the client directly to it. To set Direct URL policies, you must enable DNS support and configure DNS servers. See Global Configuration below.
- Blocked – The URL does not cache the URL, does not connect the client, and resets the connection.
- Static – Assigns the URL to a specific cache server, irrespective of the configured redirection mode.
Server Address – The IP address of the server to which the static URL will be assigned. This field is not relevant if Direct or Blocked mode is configured.

To set policies for a URL:

From the CSD menu, point to Cache Parameters and choose URL Policies.
The URL Policies Table window opens.
From the URL Policies window, click .
The URL Policies Table Insert window opens.
Adjust the values of the appropriate fields.
Click .
The URL Policies Table Insert window closes.
In the URL Policies Table, click .
Your changes are made.

To edit policies for a URL:

From the CSD menu, point to Cache Parameters and choose URL Policies.
The URL Policies Table window opens.
Select the URL to edit.
From the URL Policies window, click .
The URL Policies Table Edit window opens.
Adjust the values of the appropriate fields.
Click .
The URL Policies Table Edit window closes.
In the URL Policies Table, click .
Your changes are made.