Testing your antivirus configuration
Testing your antivirus configuration You have configured your FortiGate unit to stop viruses, but you’d like to confirm your settings are correct. Even if you have a real virus, it would be dangerous...
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Web filter This section describes FortiGate web filtering for HTTP traffic. The three main parts of the web filtering function, the Web Content Filter, the URL Filter, and the FortiGuard Web Filtering...
View ArticleFortiGuard Web Filtering Service
FortiGuard Web Filtering Service FortiGuard Web Filter is a managed web filtering solution available by subscription from Fortinet. FortiGuard Web Filter enhances the web filtering features supplied...
View ArticleOverriding FortiGuard website categorization
Overriding FortiGuard website categorization In most things there is an exception to the rule. When it comes to the rules about who is allowed to go to which websites in spite of the rules or in this...
View ArticleSafeSearch Fortinet Settings
SafeSearch SafeSearch is a feature of popular search sites that prevents explicit web sites and images from appearing in search results. Although SafeSearch is a useful tool, especially in educational...
View ArticleWeb content filter
Web content filter You can control web content by blocking access to web pages containing specific words or patterns. This helps to prevent access to pages with questionable material. You can also add...
View ArticleAdvanced web filter configurations
Advanced web filter configurations Allow websites when a rating error occurs Enable to allow access to web pages that return a rating error from the FortiGuard Web Filter service. If your FortiGate...
View ArticleConfiguring Web Filter Profiles
Configuring Web Filter Profiles Enabling FortiGuard Web Filter FortiGuard Web Filter is enabled and configured within web filter profiles by enabling FortiGuard Categories. The service is engaged by...
View ArticleApplication Control
Application Control Using the Application Control Security Profile feature, your FortiGate unit can detect and take action against network traffic depending on the application generating the traffic....
View ArticleApplication control concepts
Application control concepts You can control network traffic generally by the source or destination address, or by the port, the quantity or similar attributes of the traffic itself in the security...
View ArticleApplication Control Actions
Application Control Actions Allow This action allows the targeted traffic to continue on through the FortiGate unit. Monitor This action allows the targeted traffic to continue on through the...
View ArticleBasic FortiGate Configuration On FortiOS 5.4.x
This is a short little stream of concious video relating to how I like to configure my SOHO units (smaller units) when they are new arrivals. I cover some simple things like why I setup policies the...
View ArticleApplication considerations
Application considerations Some applications behave differently from most others. You should be aware of these differences before using application control to regulate their use. IM applications The...
View ArticleWorking with other FortiOS components
Working with other FortiOS components Application Control is not just a modulal that is inserted in to the OS and works independantly of all of the other components. WAN Optimization There is a...
View ArticleApplication control examples
Application control examples To help give a better understanding of how to implement Application Control and to give some ideas as to why it would be used, a number of examples of scenarios are...
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FortiClient Profiles
FortiClient Profiles This section describes the FortiClient Profiles endpoint protection features and configuration. You must first enable this feature. Go to System > Feature Select and enable...
View ArticleIntrusion protection
Intrusion protection The FortiGate Intrusion Protection system combines signature detection and prevention with low latency and excellent reliability. With intrusion protection, you can create multiple...
View ArticleIPS concepts
IPS concepts The FortiGate Intrusion Protection System (IPS) protects your network from outside attacks. Your FortiGate unit has two techniques to deal with these attacks: anomaly- and signature-based...
View ArticleEnable IPS scanning
Enable IPS scanning Enabling IPS scanning involves two separate parts of the FortiGate unit: The security policy allows certain network traffic based on the sender, receiver, interface, traffic type,...
View ArticleIPS processing in an HA cluster
IPS processing in an HA cluster IPS processing in an HA cluster is no different than with a single FortiGate unit, from the point of view of the network user. The difference appears when a secondary...
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