This tutorial is written to help TMG administrator to upload URL Sets the easiest way
Steps:
S1-1. Open Forefront TMG Management Console
S1-2. If Task Pane does not appear, Open Task Pane from menu View -> Task Pane
S1-3. On Task Pane, navigate to Toolbox -> Network Objects -> New -> URL Set
S1-4. Create New URL Set, Add Name and dummy URL
In this tutorial, set URL Set entry as follows:
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Name : Blacklist By IP Address
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URL Entry : http://DUMMY
S1-5. Right Click on new URL Set Blacklist By IP Address and select Export All
S1-6. Open the exported xml file, and what we need is the information that contains the dummy URL (http://DUMMY)
S1-7. Download YLNotes_TMG_URLSet_Entry Spreadsheet Templates (OTS/XLT/XLTX)
Download YLNotes_TMG_URLSet_Entry (270)
S1-8. Open Template file in spreadsheet software and enter URL Entry
URL Entry is the address to allow/block
XML Output is the result that we need to paste back on the exported xml.
XML Output is the result that we need to paste back on the exported xml.
S1-9. Highlight the dummy URL entry in exported URL Set xml, replace the xml output (Column C, starting from Cell C3) and save.
Note: Indentation of pasted xml output is not important.
S1-10. Open the xml file using IE to check saved XML file is valid.
If IE shows error, you have to recheck the xml entry.
S1-11. Return to TMG Console, right click on new URL Sets and select Import All
S1-12. Double click on new URL Set to check the import result.
S1-13. Add the new URL Sets into Web Access Policy. In this example, the new URL Sets added into Blocked Web Destinations by adding into To Tab
S1-14. If you are satisfied with the import result, click Apply button to save
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