Cisco L7 Rules with HTTP URLs over GX
Secure and optimize your network traffic with Cisco L7 Rules over GX, providing granular HTTP URL filtering for up to 1,000 sessions to enhance business operations.
- Enhanced Security: Gain granular control over application-level traffic, specifically filtering HTTP URLs to block unauthorized access and protect sensitive data.
- Optimized Performance: Improve network efficiency by directing traffic based on application and URL, ensuring critical business applications receive priority.
- Scalable Capacity: Manage up to 1,000 concurrent sessions with this license, providing ample capacity for growing SMB and mid-market organizations.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance by enforcing policies on web traffic, preventing access to non-compliant or malicious sites.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license enables advanced Layer 7 (L7) traffic inspection and control, specifically allowing filtering based on HTTP URLs over the GX platform. It provides the capability to manage and secure up to 1,000 concurrent sessions, ensuring that network traffic adheres to defined business policies and security requirements.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this license integrates into existing Cisco network infrastructure. It is crucial for organizations that need to enforce granular access controls, monitor web traffic, and ensure the efficient delivery of business-critical applications within their own network environment.
- Application-Aware Filtering: Inspect and control traffic based on Layer 7 application identification and specific HTTP URL patterns.
- Policy Enforcement: Implement granular security and access policies to manage user and application behavior on the network.
- Traffic Optimization: Prioritize or restrict traffic flows based on URL and application type, improving performance for essential services.
- Session Management: Support for up to 1,000 concurrent sessions, providing capacity for typical business workloads.
- Platform Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Cisco's GX platform for unified network management and control.
Empower your IT team with precise control over network traffic, ensuring security and performance for your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable granular HTTP URL filtering
Enable teams to define and enforce specific access policies based on HTTP URLs, blocking access to unauthorized or malicious websites. Streamline network security by preventing users from accessing content that violates company policy or poses a security risk.
on-premises network, cloud-integrated environment, hybrid cloud deployment, managed security services
Optimize application traffic flow
Streamline network resource allocation by prioritizing or restricting traffic based on application and URL. Automate the management of bandwidth usage, ensuring critical business applications have the necessary resources for optimal performance.
business-critical application delivery, network performance monitoring, bandwidth management, traffic shaping
Enhance regulatory compliance
Automate adherence to industry regulations and internal security standards by controlling web access. Protect sensitive company data by preventing its transmission to or from non-compliant web destinations.
data governance, security policy enforcement, compliance auditing, risk mitigation
Key Features
Layer 7 HTTP URL Filtering
Gain precise control over web traffic by blocking or allowing access based on specific URLs, enhancing security and compliance.
GX Platform Support
Integrates with Cisco's GX platform for unified management and policy enforcement within your existing infrastructure.
1,000 Session Capacity
Provides sufficient capacity to manage concurrent web traffic for a significant number of users in SMB and mid-market environments.
Subscription Licensing
Offers flexible, ongoing access to the latest features and security updates, ensuring your network remains protected and optimized.
Policy Enforcement
Allows IT teams to enforce corporate security policies and acceptable use guidelines effectively across the network.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require strict security and compliance to protect sensitive customer data and prevent fraudulent activities, making granular URL filtering essential for regulatory adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other regulations, necessitating robust security measures to protect patient information and control access to external web resources.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and must maintain strict data security and client confidentiality, requiring precise control over internet usage.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex networks with critical operational technology (OT) that requires secure segmentation and controlled access to the internet to prevent cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco L7 Rules with HTTP URLs over GX?
This is a software subscription license from Cisco that enables advanced Layer 7 traffic inspection and control. It allows you to filter network traffic based on specific HTTP URLs and applications running over the GX platform, supporting up to 1,000 sessions.
What kind of businesses benefit from this license?
This license is ideal for SMB and mid-market businesses that need granular control over their network traffic for security, compliance, and performance reasons. It helps IT Managers and Professionals manage web access effectively for their organization's internal operations.
How does this license enhance security?
By enabling Layer 7 filtering of HTTP URLs, this license allows you to block access to malicious websites, prevent data leakage, and enforce security policies, thereby reducing the attack surface and protecting your network.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.