How to block Youtube Hdvideos through WSA...??

[vallinath_karanam]

Hi,

 We have blocked Youtube Hd videos under Global policy->Applications->Application settings. But, it is not working for the end users. All high definition videos are opening under Youtube. 

How to solve this..? Anybody please give us a solution...ASAP.

[Ravi Singh]

It should work properly as you have configured correctly. Try to block complete YouTube and check it is working or not? and if it is not working please open a TAC case fro the same.

[vallinath_karanam]

Sir, thanks for the reply.

When i am trying to block complete Youtube, it is working fine. But, i am trying to block hd video contenet under Youtube, it is not working. Please help in this regard.

[Tao Yang]

Basically WSA is using AVC (Application Visibility and Control) to only block Youtube HD video.

If it is over HTTPs, you also need to ensure "Decrypt for Application Detection: " is also enabled in WSA HTTPs proxy>Decryption Options.

If it is still not working, please create a new Cisco TAC case for this.

Please rate or mark the question as answered if this helps.

[Sriram Subramanian]

Hello,

If you are looking to completely disable YouTube, you could also try setup a bandwidth limit for YouTube. Try setting it to 1KB/s and see if HD streaming is blocked.

If this still allows HD streaming, you need to open a case with TAC to review the configuration.

[vallinath_karanam]

Hi Sriram,

I am not looking for disabling complete Youtube, it should open but under youtube hd videos should not open.

Any suggestion is requested.