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Administration Guide

Explicit Proxy

Explicit Proxy

Use the explicit web proxy configuration to enable the explicit HTTP proxy on one or more Fortinet interfaces. IPv6 is supported.

note icon IP pools support the explicit web proxy, allowing such traffic to be sourced from a range of IP addresses.

To configure the explicit web proxy configuration, go to Proxy Settings > Explicit Proxy.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create an explicit web proxy configuration. See Create or edit an explicit proxy.

Edit

Modify settings to an explicit web proxy configuration. See Create or edit an explicit proxy.

Clone

Copies an existing explicit web proxy configuration.

Delete

Remove a proxy from the list.

Search

Enter a search term to find in the list.

Name

The name of the explicit web proxy configuration.

Status

The status of the explicit web proxy configuration.

Interface

The interface to which the proxy applies.

Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.

Explicit Proxy

Explicit Proxy

Use the explicit web proxy configuration to enable the explicit HTTP proxy on one or more Fortinet interfaces. IPv6 is supported.

note icon IP pools support the explicit web proxy, allowing such traffic to be sourced from a range of IP addresses.

To configure the explicit web proxy configuration, go to Proxy Settings > Explicit Proxy.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create an explicit web proxy configuration. See Create or edit an explicit proxy.

Edit

Modify settings to an explicit web proxy configuration. See Create or edit an explicit proxy.

Clone

Copies an existing explicit web proxy configuration.

Delete

Remove a proxy from the list.

Search

Enter a search term to find in the list.

Name

The name of the explicit web proxy configuration.

Status

The status of the explicit web proxy configuration.

Interface

The interface to which the proxy applies.

Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.