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Staff
Staff
Article Id 278021
Description This article describes how to allow a website from a blocked FortiGuard Category.
Scope FortiOS.
Solution

The category 'Alcohol' is set to 'Block': beerforbusiness.ca is allowed to access.

 

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Overriding the website to a local category can be used to allow the website from a blocked category.
For instance, beerforbusiness.ca can be overridden to a local category, 'Allowed Websites'.

 

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The action of the local category is set to 'Allow'.

 

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The websites of the 'Alcohol' category are blocked except 'beerforbusiness.ca'.

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Overriding the website to an allowed FortiGuard category does not work for allowing the website from a blocked category. The website is still blocked by its original category.

 

For instance, beerforbusiness.ca is overridden to 'News and Media' which is set to 'Allow'.

 

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The blocked page will be shown on the test PC when accessing beerforbusiness.ca. It is blocked by the Category 'Alcohol'.

 

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Configuring a static URL to allow the website from a blocked category does not work for allowing the website. The website is still blocked by its original category.

 

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