Block websites on FortiGate Firewall

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This article explains how to use a static URL filter to block access to Facebook and it's subdomains. You can do the same with other websites.

Go to "System" > "Featue Visibility" to enable the Web Filter feature.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall

Go to Security Profiles > Web Filter and create a new Web Filter profile.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall

To block Facebook, go to Static URL filter, select URL Filter, and then click Create New.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall

  • Set URL to facebook.com.

  • Set Type to Wildcard, set Action to Block, and set Status to Enable.

  • Apply web filtering security policy to your network.

  • Click "OK" button to save you settings.

Go to Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy and edit your security policy

Under Security Profiles, enable Web Filter and select the Block Facebook web filter profile.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall

The new policy has to be first on the list in order to be applied to Internet traffic. 

Confirm this by viewing policies By Sequence. To move a policy up or down, click and drag the far-left column of the policy.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall

Visit facebook.com, A message appears :

An application is stopping Chrome from safely connecting to this site.

"Fortinet" wasn't installed properly on your computer or the network:

Try uninstalling or disabling "Fortinet".

Try connecting to another network.

How to block websites on FortiGate Firewall


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