Configuring the FortiGate to allow access to Google

On the FortiGate, configure firewall addresses to allow users to access the Google login page.

The following step can be performed in the GUI, but may take considerably longer than using the CLI. You can copy and paste the commands below.

Open the CLI Console and enter the following, which creates the firewall addresses and adds them to a firewall address group called Google_Auth.

config firewall address

edit "www.googleapis.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "www.googleapis.com"

edit "accounts.google.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "accounts.google.com"

edit "ssl.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "ssl.gstatic.com"

edit "fonts.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "fonts.gstatic.com"

edit "www.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "www.gstatic.com"

edit "Google_13"

set subnet 216.58.192.0 255.255.224.0

end

config firewall addrgrp

edit "Google_Auth"

set member "ssl.gstatic.com" "accounts.google.com" "www.googleapis.com" "fonts.gstatic.com" "www.gstatic.com" "Google_13"

end

Go to Policy & Objects > IPv4 Policy and create a policy for Google authentication traffic.

Set Incoming Interface to the WiFi SSID interface and set Source Address to all.

Set Outgoing Interface to the Internet-facing interface and set Destination Address to Google_Auth.

Set Service to ALL and enable NAT. Configure Security Profiles accordingly.

Then open the CLI Console. Using the policy's ID, enter the following command to exempt the Google authentication traffic policy from the captive portal:

config firewall policy

edit <policy_id>

set captive-portal-exempt enable

end

This command allows access to the external captive portal.

Configuring the FortiGate to allow access to Google

On the FortiGate, configure firewall addresses to allow users to access the Google login page.

The following step can be performed in the GUI, but may take considerably longer than using the CLI. You can copy and paste the commands below.

Open the CLI Console and enter the following, which creates the firewall addresses and adds them to a firewall address group called Google_Auth.

config firewall address

edit "www.googleapis.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "www.googleapis.com"

edit "accounts.google.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "accounts.google.com"

edit "ssl.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "ssl.gstatic.com"

edit "fonts.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "fonts.gstatic.com"

edit "www.gstatic.com"

set type fqdn

set fqdn "www.gstatic.com"

edit "Google_13"

set subnet 216.58.192.0 255.255.224.0

end

config firewall addrgrp

edit "Google_Auth"

set member "ssl.gstatic.com" "accounts.google.com" "www.googleapis.com" "fonts.gstatic.com" "www.gstatic.com" "Google_13"

end

Go to Policy & Objects > IPv4 Policy and create a policy for Google authentication traffic.

Set Incoming Interface to the WiFi SSID interface and set Source Address to all.

Set Outgoing Interface to the Internet-facing interface and set Destination Address to Google_Auth.

Set Service to ALL and enable NAT. Configure Security Profiles accordingly.

Then open the CLI Console. Using the policy's ID, enter the following command to exempt the Google authentication traffic policy from the captive portal:

config firewall policy

edit <policy_id>

set captive-portal-exempt enable

end

This command allows access to the external captive portal.

Secure Networking

Hybrid Mesh Firewall

NOC Management

LAN

WAN

Unified SASE

Single Vendor SASE

Cloud Network Security

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Web Application / API Protection

Security Operations

Security Operations Automation

Identity

Early Detection & Prevention

Secure Networking

Hybrid Mesh Firewall

NOC Management

LAN

WAN

Communication & Surveillance

Unified SASE

Single Vendor SASE

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Cloud Network Security

Cloud-Native Security

Web Application / API Protection

Security Operations

Security Operations Automation

Endpoint

Data Protection

Identity

Email

Early Detection & Prevention

Expert Services

Edge Firewall

Orchestration & management

SD Branch

Application Delivery

Single Vendor SASE

Secure Endpoint Connectivity

Secure Private Access

Thin Edge

Identity

Application Gateway

Enterprise Asset Management

Endpoint Agent

Agentless Security Posture

Identity

Wireless

Switching

Identity

Privilege Acccess Management

Next Generation Firewall

Orchestration & management

Expert Services

All

All

Account Management

SAAS Management

SAAS Application Security

Managed Services

Platform as a service (PAAS)

Other SAAS Services

4D Pillars

Cloud

Popular Solutions

Cookbook

Configuring the FortiGate to allow access to Google