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Creating a web filter profile

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Creating a web filter profile

  1. To make sure the features you need are available in the GUI, go to System > Feature Visibility. Under Security Features, enable Web Filter. Under Additional Features, enable Multiple Security Profiles.
  2. To create a web filter profile, go to Security Profiles > Web Filter and select .
  3. Enter a Name for the profile. Under Static URL Filter, enable URL Filter. Create a new URL filter to block Facebook. Set URL to facebook.com, Type to Wildcard, and Action to Block.
  4. Create a URL filter to allow Workplace by Facebook. Set URL to your Workplace by Facebook site (in the example, fortinet.facebook.com), Type to Simple, and Action to Allow.
  5. URL filters are applied in the order that they are listed. Make sure the filter allowing Workplace by Facebook is located above the filter blocking Facebook.

Creating a web filter profile

  1. To make sure the features you need are available in the GUI, go to System > Feature Visibility. Under Security Features, enable Web Filter. Under Additional Features, enable Multiple Security Profiles.
  2. To create a web filter profile, go to Security Profiles > Web Filter and select .
  3. Enter a Name for the profile. Under Static URL Filter, enable URL Filter. Create a new URL filter to block Facebook. Set URL to facebook.com, Type to Wildcard, and Action to Block.
  4. Create a URL filter to allow Workplace by Facebook. Set URL to your Workplace by Facebook site (in the example, fortinet.facebook.com), Type to Simple, and Action to Allow.
  5. URL filters are applied in the order that they are listed. Make sure the filter allowing Workplace by Facebook is located above the filter blocking Facebook.