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Logging FortiGuard web or email filter events

Logging FortiGuard web or email filter events

You can track FortiGuard web filtering and email filtering lookup and non-events occurring on any authorized FortiGate or FortiMail device that use FortiManager system’s FDS.

Before you can view lookup and non-event records, you must enable logging for FortiGuard web filtering or email filter events.

To log rating queries:
  1. Go to FortiGuard > Settings.
  2. Click the arrow to expand FortiGuard Web Filter and Email Filter Settings.
  3. Configure the log settings, the click Apply:
    Log Settings

    Log FortiGuard Server Update Events

    Enable or disable logging of FortiGuard server update events.

    FortiGuard Web Filtering

    Log URL disabled

    Disable URL logging.

    Log non-URL events

    Logs only non-URL events.

    Log all URL lookups

    Logs all URL lookups (queries) sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.

    FortiGuard Anti-spam

    Log Spam disabled

    Disable spam logging.

    Log non-spam events

    Logs email rated as non-spam.

    Log all Spam lookups

    Logs all spam lookups (queries) sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.

    FortiGuard Anti-virus Query

    Log Virus disabled

    Disable virus logging.

    Log non-virus events

    Logs only non-virus events.

    Log all Virus lookups

    Logs all virus queries sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.

Logging FortiGuard web or email filter events

Logging FortiGuard web or email filter events

You can track FortiGuard web filtering and email filtering lookup and non-events occurring on any authorized FortiGate or FortiMail device that use FortiManager system’s FDS.

Before you can view lookup and non-event records, you must enable logging for FortiGuard web filtering or email filter events.

To log rating queries:
  1. Go to FortiGuard > Settings.
  2. Click the arrow to expand FortiGuard Web Filter and Email Filter Settings.
  3. Configure the log settings, the click Apply:
    Log Settings

    Log FortiGuard Server Update Events

    Enable or disable logging of FortiGuard server update events.

    FortiGuard Web Filtering

    Log URL disabled

    Disable URL logging.

    Log non-URL events

    Logs only non-URL events.

    Log all URL lookups

    Logs all URL lookups (queries) sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.

    FortiGuard Anti-spam

    Log Spam disabled

    Disable spam logging.

    Log non-spam events

    Logs email rated as non-spam.

    Log all Spam lookups

    Logs all spam lookups (queries) sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.

    FortiGuard Anti-virus Query

    Log Virus disabled

    Disable virus logging.

    Log non-virus events

    Logs only non-virus events.

    Log all Virus lookups

    Logs all virus queries sent to the FortiManager system’s built-in FDS by FortiGate devices.