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Add real-time FortiView monitors for proxy traffic 7.0.4

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Add real-time FortiView monitors for proxy traffic 7.0.4

The following real-time FortiView monitors have been added for proxy traffic: FortiView Proxy Destinations, FortiView Proxy Sessions, and FortiView Proxy Sources. Proxy policy sessions are no longer shown in the FortiView Policies and FortiView Applications monitors.

Prerequisites:
  1. Enable the explicit proxy feature visibility:
    1. Go to System > Feature Visibility.
    2. In the Security Features section, enable Explicit Proxy.
    3. Click Apply.
  2. Configure an explicit proxy and proxy policy (see Explicit web proxy).
  3. Change the network settings on the client PC to use the FortiGate as the proxy.
  4. Generate web traffic on the client PC.
To add the proxy traffic related monitors:
  1. Go to Dashboard > Status and click Add Monitor (+).
  2. In the FortiView section, click the + beside one or all of the following:
    1. FortiView Proxy Destinations
    2. FortiView Proxy Sessions
    3. FortiView Proxy Sources
  3. Click Add Monitor. The monitors are added to the tree menu.
  4. Double-click or right-click an entry in a monitor and select Drill Down to Details to view additional information about the selected traffic activity.

    FortiView Proxy Destinations monitor:

    Details for a specific destination IP:

    FortiView Proxy Sessions monitor:

    FortiView Proxy Sources monitor:

    Details for a specific source IP:

Add real-time FortiView monitors for proxy traffic 7.0.4

The following real-time FortiView monitors have been added for proxy traffic: FortiView Proxy Destinations, FortiView Proxy Sessions, and FortiView Proxy Sources. Proxy policy sessions are no longer shown in the FortiView Policies and FortiView Applications monitors.

Prerequisites:
  1. Enable the explicit proxy feature visibility:
    1. Go to System > Feature Visibility.
    2. In the Security Features section, enable Explicit Proxy.
    3. Click Apply.
  2. Configure an explicit proxy and proxy policy (see Explicit web proxy).
  3. Change the network settings on the client PC to use the FortiGate as the proxy.
  4. Generate web traffic on the client PC.
To add the proxy traffic related monitors:
  1. Go to Dashboard > Status and click Add Monitor (+).
  2. In the FortiView section, click the + beside one or all of the following:
    1. FortiView Proxy Destinations
    2. FortiView Proxy Sessions
    3. FortiView Proxy Sources
  3. Click Add Monitor. The monitors are added to the tree menu.
  4. Double-click or right-click an entry in a monitor and select Drill Down to Details to view additional information about the selected traffic activity.

    FortiView Proxy Destinations monitor:

    Details for a specific destination IP:

    FortiView Proxy Sessions monitor:

    FortiView Proxy Sources monitor:

    Details for a specific source IP: