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Article Id 278033
Description This article describes how to block a website from an allowed FortiGuard Category.
Scope FortiOS.
Solution

In this example, the 'Social Networking' category is set to Allow, but and x.com needs to be blocked.

 

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Solution 1:
Create a URL filter to block x.com.

 

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Save the web filter profile and apply it to the policy.

 

The blocked page will be shown on the test PC and x.com will be blocked by Local URL Block.

 

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Solution 2:

 

Override x.com in a local category.

 

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

 

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Save the web filter profile and apply it to the policy.

 

The blocked page will be shown on the test PC and x.com will be blocked by a Local Category.

 

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Solution 3:

Override x.com in a blocked category, 'Unrated'.

 

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Here, x.com is blocked by the Category 'Unrated' while the other social networking websites are allowed.

 

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