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Creating threat feed connectors

Creating threat feed connectors

You can create threat feed connectors for FortiGuard categories, firewall IP addresses, and domain names.

To create threat feed connectors:
  1. Go to Fabric View > Fabric Connectors.
  2. Click Create New. The Create New Fabric Connector wizard is displayed.
  3. Under Threat Feeds, select Category, Address, or Domain, and click Next.
  4. Configure the following options, and then click OK:

    Type

    Displays URL List if you selected Category.

    Displays IP List if you selected Address.

    Displays Domain List if you selected Domain.

    Name

    Type a name for the fabric connector object.

    URI of external resource

    Type the link to an external text file. The path must start with https://, https://, or fmg://, for example, https://example.com/url.

    Category ID

    Type the category ID. The ID is between 192 and 221.

    Available only when Type displays Domain List.

    Refresh Rate

    The time in minutes to refresh the external resource.

    Comments

    (Optional) Type comments about the connector.

    Status

    Toggle On to enable the fabric connector object. Toggle OFF to disable the fabric connector object.

Creating threat feed connectors

You can create threat feed connectors for FortiGuard categories, firewall IP addresses, and domain names.

To create threat feed connectors:
  1. Go to Fabric View > Fabric Connectors.
  2. Click Create New. The Create New Fabric Connector wizard is displayed.
  3. Under Threat Feeds, select Category, Address, or Domain, and click Next.
  4. Configure the following options, and then click OK:

    Type

    Displays URL List if you selected Category.

    Displays IP List if you selected Address.

    Displays Domain List if you selected Domain.

    Name

    Type a name for the fabric connector object.

    URI of external resource

    Type the link to an external text file. The path must start with https://, https://, or fmg://, for example, https://example.com/url.

    Category ID

    Type the category ID. The ID is between 192 and 221.

    Available only when Type displays Domain List.

    Refresh Rate

    The time in minutes to refresh the external resource.

    Comments

    (Optional) Type comments about the connector.

    Status

    Toggle On to enable the fabric connector object. Toggle OFF to disable the fabric connector object.