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Article Id 193384

Description
This article explains how to override the FortiGuard web filtering.

Change the rating for a web site and control access to the site without affecting the rest of the sites in the original category is possible.


Solution
To override the FortiGuard web rating, go to Security Profiles -> Web Rating Overrides.


 
 


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any column heading to select columns which are displayed or to reset all the columns to the default settings.
Drag column headings to change the orders.

The following options are available:

Create New Create a new web rating override. See to create a new web rating override.
Edit Modify the selected web rating override. See to edit a web rating override.
Delete Remove the selected web rating override. See To delete an override or overrides.
Custom Categories Select to create a custom category for groups of URLs. See Custom category.
Search Enter a search term to search the web rating override list.
URL The URL of a web site.
Override Category The new category for the web site.
Original Category The category that the web site originally belonged to.
Status Override is enabled or disabled.


Web rating overrides can be created, edited, and deleted as required.

To create a new web rating override.

1) Go to Security Profiles -> Web Rating Override and select 'Create New' from the toolbar.
2) In the URL field, text the URL of the web site to re categorize. Do not use wildcard expressions when typing in the URL.
3) Select 'Lookup Rating' to verify the current categorization assigned to the URL.
4) Select a new category for the web site in the category drop-down menu.
5) Select a more narrowly defined option within the main category in the sub-category drop-down menu.
6) Select 'OK'.

 

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To edit a web rating override.

1) Go to Security Profiles -> Web Rating Overrides.
2) Select the web rating override to edit and then select 'Edit' from the toolbar or select the profile name in the list.
3) Edit the information as required and then select 'OK' to save the changes.

To delete an override or overrides.

1) Go to Security Profiles -> Web Rating Overrides.
2) Select the override or overrides to delete.
3) Select 'Delete' from the toolbar.
4) Select 'OK' in the confirmation dialog box to delete the selected override or overrides.

Custom category.

To create a new category for a group of web sites.

1) Go to Security Profiles -> Web Rating Overrides.
2) Select Custom Categories.
The Custom Categories window opens.
3) Select Create New.
4) Enter the name of the custom category.

5) Select 'OK'.

 

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To use the new category, select 'Custom Categories' in the new web rating overrides window or the edit web rating overrides window.
The new categories are listed in the sub-category drop-down menu.

Once the override is created go to the web filter profile and select action of the new category as Monitor, Block, Warning, or Authenticate.
As shown in the example 'newest.com' belongs to the 'Information and technology' category however it is configured to be override for 'business' category so business category action as to be set as Monitor, Block, Warning, or Authenticate.

A web rating override in a custom category will not impact any web filters until the category's action is changed to Monitor, Block, Warning, or Authenticate in the specific web filter profile's settings.