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Configuring URL filter profiles

Configuring URL filter profiles

URL filter profiles select which rating categories you want to scan, rewrite, or block in email message bodies.

You can configure how FortiMail detects URLs. See About URL types.

To configure a URL rating category profile

  1. Go to Security > URL Filter > Profile.

  2. Click New.

  3. Configure the following:

    GUI item

    Description
    Profile Name Enter a unique name.
    Comment Optional. Enter a description or comment.

    FortiGuard Category

    Select from the predefined categories of URLs that are defined by the FortiGuard service, such as Bandwidth Consuming.

    Custom Category

    Select from your custom URL categories. They are organized based on whether the custom category's Source is Local or Remote. See Configuring custom URL rating categories.

  4. Click Create.

  5. To apply the URL rating category profile, you can select it in:

Configuring URL filter profiles

Configuring URL filter profiles

URL filter profiles select which rating categories you want to scan, rewrite, or block in email message bodies.

You can configure how FortiMail detects URLs. See About URL types.

To configure a URL rating category profile

  1. Go to Security > URL Filter > Profile.

  2. Click New.

  3. Configure the following:

    GUI item

    Description
    Profile Name Enter a unique name.
    Comment Optional. Enter a description or comment.

    FortiGuard Category

    Select from the predefined categories of URLs that are defined by the FortiGuard service, such as Bandwidth Consuming.

    Custom Category

    Select from your custom URL categories. They are organized based on whether the custom category's Source is Local or Remote. See Configuring custom URL rating categories.

  4. Click Create.

  5. To apply the URL rating category profile, you can select it in: