Unblocking a URL in Fortinet
Firewall
19 december 2017 11:09
By Default some URLs are getting blocked in Fortinet
Firewall in that case we can unblock the same by
following the below procedure,
For Eg, If we want to unblock Youtube.com
‘Step 1: Go to https://192.168.1.1 and login with
user credentials
User Name
Password
‘Step: At the let hand pane Select Security
Profiles > Web Rating Overrides,
@ Dashboard
(ea Fortview >
of Network >
System >
By Poiicy& Objects
“antivirus
Web riter
DNS Filter
‘Application Control
Cloud Access Security
Inspection
‘Web Profile Overrides
‘Step 3: At the information Window, Click on + Create
New,
(Gecreotenew ) Zeit fy Deteie|8 Custom Categories
URL Override Category ‘Y Original Category
Step 4 Enter the details as below,
URL: Enter the URL we want to unblock. (E:
‘eps //ww youtube.com)
‘Category: Select Custom Categories
Sub-Category Select llowd_URUS
ick on OK.
‘New Web Rating Overrides
URL hitps:/iwwwyoutube.com Lookup Rating
‘Override to
Category ‘Custom Categories ~
‘Sub-Category Allowed URLs -
cs
‘Check the URL again to verify fit has got unblocked,
If not proceed further with below steps.
‘Some URLs tke youtube.com , wetransfer.com may
not completely get unblocked asthe resources in it
will get loaded from a different domain,
‘To unblock the blacked resource's domain, fllow as
below,
Steps: At the left hand pan, Selec Log & Report>
Web Fier
Z] & [OAdariter Loglocation: Memory (1) Deal
# | DateTime |User| Source | Action at Category Description | Initiator | Sent/
1 Streaming Media and Download 08/0
2 qseae 792.168:157.35 blocked redirector googlevideo.con” Streaming Media and Download 08/0
Look for the Date/Time, Source( User M/C
‘Action & URL,
If the action s blocked and matches with user's
source IP addres,
Note down the domain name in URL section, Ee,
‘Step 6: Again go back to Step 2to add the new
‘domain in overriding category and follow the
procedure tll Step 4