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Allow URL through captive portal.

christopher gilles

How to allow access to a URL for a user without logging into the captive portal.   I would gather that I simply need to add a firwall rule, that allows the LAN to access a specific host.  I see the ability to add specific IP's MAC address, IP Range, FQDN (which would work for the whole domain) but I need to allow access to a specific page.  www.example.com/sub/page/example.html

 

Thanks much :-) 



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    In the firewall rule you can only allow access to the whole host.

     

    If you really need it only to a specific page, you would need to apply a web filter after that.

     

    Method 1:

    Create a custom category containing one entry for your url/path.
    More about custom categories: https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/127270

    Create a web policy that has a rule, allow for the custom category.  Default action is block.

    In the firewall rule, select that web policy.

     

    Method 2:

    Create a web exception for that url/path.  Note this is RegEx.

    In the firewall rule, select web policy Deny All.

     

     

    Now, any traffic that matches the host will hit the firewall rule.  Make sure that the firewall rule is for service HTTP,HTTPS and not Any.

    Any web traffic that hits the rule will have the web policy applied, which blocks everything, and allows the one url either via custom category or exception.