topic Re: Newbie question... Can I limit the number of users ... in Web Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860063#M2102 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After I check on my s series, I think no feature like that.</P><P></P><P>Sent from Cisco Technical Support iPad App</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:33:33 GMT ShIpIntBrief 2012-02-18T14:33:33Z Newbie question... Can I limit the number of users ... https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860060#M2099 <P>Can I limit the number of users accessing a URL? </P><P>My company wants to start making videos available on our intranet web site. Once published, they are planning to send an email to all our employees (5000+) to announce the video. That's a great idea... but who asked the network guy if the network (server too) can take the load? NOBODY.</P><P>Short term solution... can I limit the number of concurrent users hitting a URL? And if possible, can I push a message to the users that try once the limit is reached?</P><P>Limiting the bandwidth is an option, but I will trash the user experience.</P><P>Long term solutions besides bandwidth increase? Cashing servers, WAN accelerators...?</P><P></P><P></P><P>Help !!!</P> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:07:17 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860060#M2099 claudio.testa 2012-02-11T06:07:17Z Newbie question... Can I limit the number of users ... https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860061#M2100 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Don't think you can do that.</P><P></P><P>You could split the users into groups and time base thir access, everyone outside the time redirect?&nbsp; But that would be a bit rubbish.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:45:36 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860061#M2100 Chris Illsley 2012-02-13T11:45:36Z Newbie question... Can I limit the number of users ... https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860062#M2101 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is really not a problem for the WSA to solve.&nbsp; Typically the WSA is used to control content and provide security for external internet content.&nbsp; The product does not have the feature you describe.</P><P></P><P>However, when it comes to the internal hosting of content - since you are using an internal server, that server should be able to control the amount of traffic it servers, number of connections, etc.</P><P></P><P>~Tim</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:21:31 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860062#M2101 tidavids 2012-02-13T15:21:31Z Re: Newbie question... Can I limit the number of users ... https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860063#M2102 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After I check on my s series, I think no feature like that.</P><P></P><P>Sent from Cisco Technical Support iPad App</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:33:33 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/web-security/newbie-question-can-i-limit-the-number-of-users/m-p/1860063#M2102 ShIpIntBrief 2012-02-18T14:33:33Z