Enabling or disabling advanced URL defense using the CLI

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Follow these steps to enable or disable the Advanced URL Defense feature using the CLI.

Important

When the Central Management System appliance is used to manage your Email Security - Server appliances, use one of the following configuration commands to enable Advanced URL Defense:

  • cmc execute appliance <appliance_name> command "analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable"

  • cmc execute group <group_name> command "analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable"

The Central Management System appliance will apply the setting globally to all qualified Email Security - Server appliances that are connected or will be connected to that Central Management System appliance.

Note

In Release 8.0, do not use the show email-analysis policy command to verify the status for Advanced URL Defense.

To enable Advanced URL Defense:
  1. Go to CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Enable the settings for Advanced URL Defense.

    hostname (config) # analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable

    Note

    In Release 8.0, the email-analysis policy adv-url-defense enable command was changed to the analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable command.

  3. Save your changes.

    hostname (config) # write memory
  4. Verify the status for Advanced URL Defense.

    hostname (config) # show analysis url-policy
     . 
     .
     Advanced URL Defense: yes
To disable Advanced URL Defense:
  1. Go to CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Disable Advanced URL Defense.

    hostname (config) # no analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable

    Note

    In Release 8.0, the no email-analysis policy adv-url-defense enable command was changed to the no analysis url policy adv-url-defense enable command.

  3. Save your changes.

    hostname (config) # write memory
  4. Verify the status for Advanced URL Defense.

    hostname (config) # show analysis url-policy
     .
     .
     Advanced URL Defense: no