Intel 1520 User Manual

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Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance Administrator’s Guide
To set the inactivity timeout (the length of time the appliance waits for a 
response from the FTP server before abandoning the user’s request for 
data), select inactivity, and press Enter. Doing so causes a field to 
appear with the current setting displayed. Supply the new value and 
press Enter. Press CTRL-X to save your changes and return to the 
previous screen.
To set the anonymous password for FTP servers that require a password 
for access, select password, and press Enter. Doing so causes a field to 
appear with the current password displayed. Supply the new value and 
press Enter. Press CTRL-X to save your changes and return to the 
previous screen.
Setting filter rules
The appliance uses filter rules to deny or allow particular URL requests and keep 
or strip header information. When a URL request is allowed, the appliance will 
cache and serve the requested document. When a request is denied, the client 
receives an 
access denied
 message. 
You can add, delete, and view filter rules.
▼ Adding filter rules
1
Select the config menu, and press Enter. 
2
Select protocols, and press Enter. 
3
Select filter, and press Enter.
4
Select add rules, and press Enter.
5
Enter a filter rule, and press Enter. 
6
Press CTRL-X to save the rule and return to the previous screen.
Each rule must have the following format:
    Note
You can use more than one secondary specifier in a rule. However, you 
cannot repeat a secondary specifier.
The following table lists the primary destination tags and their allowed 
values:
primary destination=value  secondary specifier=value  action=value
Primary Destination 
Allowed Value 
dest_domain
Requested domain name
dest_host
Requested host name
dest_ip
Requested IP address
url_regex
Regular expression to be found in a URL