Configuring automatic URL category updates using the CLI

Use the commands in this section to configure automatic URL category updates. By default, the latest URL categories are automatically downloaded to the appliance every 12 hours.

Note
Use the no url-category db auto-download enable command to disable automatic URL category updates.

To configure automatic URL category updates:

Go to CLI configuration mode.

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Enable automatic updates of URL categories on the Network Security appliance.
```
hostname (config) # url-category db auto-download enable
```
Specify how often to download the URL category updates to the Network Security appliance.
- To update in 6 hours, enter the following command:
```
hostname (config) # url-category db auto-download frequency SixHours
```
- To update in 12 hours, enter the following command:
```
hostname (config) # url-category db auto-download frequency TwelveHours
```
- To update in 24 hours, enter the following command:
```
hostname (config) # url-category db auto-download frequency TwentyFourHours
```

Verify the status of the database configuration for the URL categories.

hostname (config) # show url-category db status
     DB Version           : 3843
     URL engine version   : 4016
     Update Status        : No update in progress
     Auto update state    : Auto Update Enabled
     Auto update freq     : 12 Hours
     Last Update  Status  : success
     Last Success Update  : Mon Jun  4 16:45:52 2018
     Last Update time     : Mon Jun  4 16:45:52 2018

The "Update Status" line displays "No update in progress" after new URL categories are downloaded from the third-party categorization database. The "Update Status" line also displays "In Progress" when new URL categories are available.