Easy Way To Change Content Filtering On 400+ Networks

[sauvesean]

Good morning,

I have over 400 networks in my organization and need the ability to update the content filtering settings 'en masse.'  For instance, we currently need to add a single website as a whitelist pattern to every network.

Templates do not work well for my organization as they require a network to take all of the templates settings.  Our settings are too diverse between our networks to overwrite all areas of settings. 

I have written API code to modify what the API can reach, but content filtering is not accessible over the API.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Markus]

Hi,

unfortunately the conten filters can not be changed by the API.

At least I could not find any API calls for this when I was trying to do it some moths ago.

The only option you have to change them all together, is using a template for these networks or config sync.

Config Sync only works if it is an appliance network and not a combined one.

[sauvesean]

Config Sync isn't reasonable either for a product that bills itself as a 'single pane of glass'; we have many combined networks.

[Maicon_Vieira]

Can't you create some templates and than attach the matching devices to those templates? Or they are totally different?

I mean, we have over 500 networks and they fill 5 templates.

[sauvesean]

Unfortunately, all-encompassing templates without options to override sections or settings are not realistic in my environment.  I'd love the templates if one could override a particular page of settings, or individual settings.  In particular, the fact that the template prevents one from choosing your own subnets and masks is the fatal flaw for me.