Specifying outgoing interface and VRF for a web proxy forward server or isolator server

You can specify the outgoing interface and VRF for a web proxy forward server or a web proxy isolator server, such as FortiIsolator. See Virtual routing and forwarding.

The following CLI command options can be configured:

config web-proxy {forward-server | isolator-server}
   edit <name>
    set interface-select-method specify
    set interface <port>
    set masquerade {enable | disable}
    set vrf-select <vrf-id>
  next
end

Example

In the following example, a forward server is applied to the FortiGate in an explicit proxy policy. An interface that is not in the policy, such as port3, can be specified to forward traffic.

Without this feature, the FortiGate would have to forward traffic through the management interface which is the destination interface of the policy.

This example uses the following topology:

To specify an outgoing interface and VRF for a web proxy forward server:

1. Enable and configure the explicit web proxy:

   config web-proxy explicit
       set status enable
       set ftp-over-http enable
       set http-incoming-port 8080
       set ipv6-status enable
       set unknown-http-version best-effort
   end

2. Configure the web proxy forward server with an interface that is not included in the policy:

   config web-proxy forward-server
       edit "FWD_SVR"
           set ip 172.16.200.7
           set port 8080
           set interface-select-method specify
           set interface "port3"
           set vrf-select 10
       next
   end

3. Specify the destination interface and web proxy forward server in the proxy policy:

   config firewall proxy-policy
       edit 1
           set proxy explicit-web
           set dstintf "mgmt"
           set srcaddr "all"
           set dstaddr "all"
           set service "webproxy"
           set action accept
           set schedule "always"
           set logtraffic all
           set webproxy-forward-server "FWD_SVR"
       next
   end

4. Access a website in the browser, such as www.fortinet.com.

   

5. Go to Log & Report > Forward Traffic and review the traffic log. The Destination Interface is port3 instead of the management interface.