How to Install and Activate PAN-DB for URL Filt...

| Palo Alto Networks Live 3/24/15, 5:54 AM

All Places > Knowledge Base > Documents

How to Install and Activate PAN-DB for

URL Filtering Version 10

created by apasupulati on Jan 29, 2013 5:07 PM, last modified by panagent on Mar 14, 2014 4:53 PM

PAN-OS 5.0, 6.0

Overview
This document describes the steps to install and activate PAN-DB for URL-filtering.

Steps
The Management Interface is used to connect to the cloud. Please ensure internet connectivity before you
proceed.
1. License the Palo Alto Networks device for PAN-DB and activate the license on the device.
a. Navigate to Device > Licenses
b. Click Retrieve license keys from license server or Activate feature using auth code
2. Download the URL DB initial seed file optimized for a specific region:
a. Navigate to Device > Licenses
b. Click Download under the Palo Alto Networks URL filtering

3. Once downloaded, activate the seed file. This will apply the PAN-DB and initiate a reset of the system.
Note: Before clicking Activate, make sure any unsaved changes to the device configuration are committed
to avoid losing any pending changes.

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/docs/DOC-4576 Page 1 of 3
How to Install and Activate PAN-DB for URL Filt... | Palo Alto Networks Live 3/24/15, 5:54 AM

As part of the activation process, PAN-OS will also automatically migrate any existing URL filtering profiles to use
the PAN-DB categories. This is done with an auto-commit in the background; no device reboot required. As
always, save your configuration before making any changes, and be sure to double check URL filtering profiles
after to verify policy.

The following information can be viewed in the system logs:

After the download

After the activation

Useful CLI Commands

> show system setting url-database
> request url-filtering download paloaltonetworks region <region-name>
> request url-filtering download status vendor paloaltonetworks
> set system setting url-database paloaltonetworks

See Also
For a full list of BrightCloud to PAN-DB category mapping, refer to the following document: BrightCloud to
PAN-DB Category Mapping

owner: apasupulati

4625 Views Categories: Setup, Management & Administration Tags: url_filtering, pan-db

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/docs/DOC-4576 Page 2 of 3