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Web filtering using quotas
This recipe demonstrates how to set up a web filter security profile with a quota that dynamically limits the amount of time users on an internal network can access websites categorized as “General...
View ArticleBlocking Social Media (Video)
In this video, you’ll learn how to block access to social media websites using FortiGuard categories. You’ll need an active license for FortiGuard Web Filtering services. FortiGuard categories allow...
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Overriding a web filter profile
In this recipe, one user is temporarily allowed to override a web filter profile in order to access sites that would otherwise be blocked. Web filtering blocks the Bandwidth Consuming category for all...
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FortiSandbox in the Security Fabric
In this recipe, you will add a FortiSandbox to your Security Fabric and configure each FortiGate in the fabric to send suspicious files to FortiSandbox for Sandbox Inspection. These files will be...
View ArticleCertificate errors for blocked websites
Avoiding certificate errors when SSL inspection is applied to traffic is an in-demand topic. There are a number of methods that you can use to prevent these warnings: installing self-signed...
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Blocking Facebook
This recipe explains how to block access to Facebook on your network with a Web Filter security profile and an Application Control security profile. This recipe works on FortiGates operating in...
View ArticleWeb and DNS filter troubleshooting
This section contains tips to help you with some common challenges of FortiGate web and DNS filtering. The Web Filter menu is missing Go to Feature Select/Feature Visibility and enable Web Filter. You...
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FortiSandbox in the Security Fabric
In this recipe, you will add a FortiSandbox to your Security Fabric and configure each FortiGate in the network to send suspicious files to FortiSandbox for sandbox inspection. The FortiSandbox scans...
View ArticleBlocking adult/mature content with Google SafeSearch
In this recipe, you will use FortiGate web filtering to ensure that SafeSearch is applied to all Google search results. You will also block access to websites in the adult/mature content FortiGuard...
View ArticleBlocking Facebook while allowing Workplace by Facebook
In this recipe, you block access to Facebook using web filtering, while making an exception to allow access to Workplace by Facebook. 1. Creating a web filter profile To make sure the features you need...
View ArticleFortinet Stories Episode 2: FortiGuard
In this episode of Fortinet Stories, Nathan gets connected to FortiGuard and finds out how easy it is to secure his network. Recipes included in this video: Registration/FortiGuard Basic Firewall...
View ArticleWeb rating overrides (Video)
In this video, you will learn how to override a website’s FortiGuard Category rating. FortiGuard Categories are up-to-date lists of websites, which you can use to easily filter certain types of...
View ArticleBlocking adult content with SafeSearch (Video)
In this video, you will use FortiGate web filtering to apply SafeSearch to all Google results and also block access to websites in the adult/mature content FortiGuard category. In order to block...
View ArticleProtection from Botnet C&C attacks
This recipe uses a new FortiGuard feature: the Botnet C&C (command and control) database to protect your network from Botnet C&C attacks. For this recipe, you will create a new DNS Filter...
View ArticleSandboxing with FortiSandbox and FortiClient
In this recipe, you will set up sandboxing to send suspicious files to a FortiSandbox Appliance for further inspection. The FortiSandbox scans for threats that can get past other detection methods,...
View ArticleExempting Websites from SSL Deep Inspection (Video)
In this video, you will learn how to exempt specific websites from SSL Deep Inspection. Exempting a website from SSL Inspection allows a user’s browser to access it without errors, as deep inspection...
View ArticleBlocking Facebook with Web Filtering
This recipe explains how to use a static URL filter to block access to Facebook and its subdomains. By using SSL inspection, you ensure that Facebook and its subdomains are also blocked when accessed...
View ArticleBasic Firewall Policies (Video)
In this video, you will learn how to create and order multiple security policies in the policy table, to control and limit different types of network traffic. You will create three policies: a basic...
View ArticleBlocking Facebook with Web Filtering (Video)
In this video, you will learn how to block access to Facebook and its subdomains using web filtering. To do this, you will create a static URL filter for facebook.com. You will also use SSL inspection,...
View ArticleAdding Endpoint Control to the Security Fabric
In this example, you will use endpoint control on an ISFW FortiGate that is part of a Cooperative Security Fabric (CSF). To do this, you will create a FortiClient Profile that only allows traffic from...
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