I did not get the issue solved that random categories are blocked. I have unchecked matched users now and that solves the login SSO, STAS, recheck timeout login screen and also the random blocking of random categories. I tested with Web Policy Allow…

HI All I tried to block Facebook on timely based and I choose working hours when I create the web policy however it keeps blocking after working hour also. what will be the problem?

Hi All, I have imported some groups from my domain In the policies section I have created a deny activity and and allow activity. For example, Group Name: CIS Activity Rules added: 1. CIS deny.exe (which blocks HTTP/HTTPS) 2. CIS Allow…

I recently upgraded my V17 XG installation to V18 and noticed some of my added Web Policy Exceptions have been automatically disabled after the upgrade. This also includes some of the exceptions that were added by default in V17, such as Apple and Microsoft…

Hello, New to Sophos, and trying to search the forums for some help, but unable to find it. I'm using the Default Web Policy, and have turned on Risky downloads and suspicious. So it blocks all exe currently. When i attempt to download an exe, it…

Good day. I am quite new to XG - I am using the free version in a home environment. I have encountered an issue with Web Policy time Constraints (restrictions) and a search was not able to identify any potential solutions or workarounds. I am trying…

Hello, I am having an issue, in which users, after hitting a blocked website, are redirected to a page in the firewall that doesn't exist. If a user accesses Netflix and is blocked, it will be redirected to: https://<XGFIREwall_FQDN>:8091/ntlmauth…

Hello. The web policies word filter worked fine in version 17. It stopped working after upgrading to version 18.

Hello, I have issues understanding what is an Application Filter for and how to use it. What I understand: - Web Policies: Allow you to block or allow traffic to users (based on categories/file types, etc.). Only one web policy is meant to be used…

web policy edited to Prevent downloading of large files with value Maximum permitted size (in MB) 100 MB but not working The same web policy has been added in firewall rule. I am using sophos firewall xg135

Hi friends, Im trying to set an alert to show to the user "go to this site is not the best but, you can go, clic on continue" or something like, but instead of that it only shows a NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID on chrome. Does anybody know if i can…

I am still very new to a UTM Firewall so pardon me if this question is too basic. I recently setup a XG firewall for my home network and added a web filter policy to block explicit sites. While it appears to work as expected (e.g. opening up an explicit…

I have a new XG implemented as a replacement of an SG. One of the features I was most looking forward to reimplementing was web filtering - primarily for control of ads, malware and spam URLs etc. I have the XG default web browsing policy configured…

Hello, I'm working my way through the xg-firewall as a home user, so be lenient with me. I have adopted the default setting for the first time. My phenomenon is as follows: I've been going to my subscribed Youtube channel and there I'm on all my Apple…

When I apply a Web Policy (regardless of the type), I can no longer access any websites. For example, using the #Default_Network_Policy firewall rule, when I apply the 'No Explicit Content' Web Policy, I can no longer access any website (examples are…