Configuring the integrated firewall

You can add basic stateful firewall functionality when FortiWeb is in Reverse Proxy, True Transparent Proxy, and Transparent Inspection modes. The firewall monitors TCP, UDP, and ICMP traffic and determines which packets to allow. For details, see To configure the stateful firewall.

By default, the value of the system firewall policy Default Action setting is Accept. This allows any traffic that does not match a firewall policy rule to access the FortiWeb network interfaces. When the firewall policy Default Action setting is Deny and the policy has no rules, FortiWeb only allows administrative access to ports. For example, the firewall prevents requests that do no match a rule from reaching virtual servers. FortiWeb by default allows the connections from itself to the DNS server, even though the Default Action is Deny.

To enable firewall

Before you can begin configuring firewall, you have to enable it. By default, firewall is disabled.

1. Go to System > Config > Feature Visibility.
   To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see "Permissions" on page 1.
2. Locate System Features.
3. Enable Firewall.
4. Click Apply.

To configure the stateful firewall

1. Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Address tab.

To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configurationcategory. For details, see Permissions.

2. Click Create New.
3. Configure these settings:

   Name		Enter a name that identifies the firewall address.
   Type		Select how this configuration specifies a firewall address or addresses: IP/IP Range—A single IP or a range of IP addresses. IP/Netmask—A single IP address and netmask.
   IP/Netmask or IP/IP Range		Enter one of the following: If Type is IP/Netmask, an IPv4 address and subnet mask, separated by a forward slash ( / ). For example, 192.0.2.2/24. If Type is IP/IP Range, a single IP address or a range of addresses. For example, 172.22.14.1, or 172.22.14.1-172.22.14.256.

4. Click OK.
5. Add any additional firewall addresses you require.
6. Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Service tab.

To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.

7. Click Create New.
8. Configure these settings:

   Name		Enter a name that identifies the firewall service.
   Protocol		Select the protocol that this firewall service inspects: TCP, UDP, or ICMP.
   Minimum Source Port		Select the start port in the range of source ports for this firewall service. The default value is 0. Not available if Protocol is IMCP.
   Maximum Source Port		Select the end port in the range of source ports for this firewall service. The default value is 65535. Not available if Protocol is IMCP.
   Minimum Destination Port		Select the start port in the range of destination ports for this firewall service. The default value is 0. Not available if Protocol is IMCP.
   Maximum Destination Port		Select the end port in the range of destination ports for this firewall service. The default value is 65535. Not available if Protocol is IMCP.

9. Add any additional firewall services you require.
10. Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall Policy tab.

    To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.

11. For Default Action, select one of the following:
    • Deny—Firewall blocks traffic that does not match a policy rule. However, administrative access is still allowed on network interfaces for which it has been configured.
    • Accept—Firewall allows traffic that does not match a policy rule.
12. To add a policy rule, click Create New.
13. Configure these settings:

    V-zone Enable		Select to enable a V-zone (bridge). If this option is enabled, select a V-zone below. V-zones allow network connections to travel through FortiWeb's physical network ports without explicitly connecting to one of its IP addresses. This option is available only when the operation mode is True Transparent Proxy or Transparent Inspection mode.
    V-zone		Select a configured V-zone. For details, see Configuring a bridge (V-zone)
    Ingress Interface		Specify incoming traffic that this rule applies to by selecting a network interface.
    Egress Interface		Specify outgoing traffic that this rule applies to by selecting a network interface.
    Source		Specify the source address of traffic that this rule applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address.
    Destination		Specify the destination address of traffic that this rules applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address.
    Service		Select the protocol and port range that this rule applies to by selecting a firewall service configuration under System > Firewall > Firewall Service.
    Action		Select the action FortiWeb takes for traffic that matches this rule: Deny—Firewall blocks matching traffic. Administrative access is still allowed on network interfaces for which it has been configured. Accept—Firewall allows matching traffic.

14. Click OK.
15. Add any additional rules that you require, and then click Apply.

To configure a firewall FWMARK policy

The FWMARK policy allows you to mark the traffic coming in FortiWeb. Using it together with policy route, you can direct the marked traffic to go out of FortiWeb through a specified interface or/and to a specified next-hop gateway.

1. Go to System > Firewall and select the Firewall FWMARK Policy tab.

   To access this part of the web UI, your administrator's account access profile must have Read and Write permission to items in the System Configuration category. For details, see Permissions.

2. To add a policy rule, click Create New.
3. Configure these settings:

   Name		Enter a name that identifies the FWMARK policy.
   Source		Specify the source address of traffic that this policy applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address.
   Destination		Specify the destination address of traffic that this policy applies to by selecting an address from the firewall addresses you configured earlier under System > Firewall > Firewall Address.
   Ingress Interface		Specify incoming traffic that this policy applies to by selecting a network interface.
   Service		Select the protocol and port range that this policy applies to by selecting a firewall service configuration under System > Firewall > Firewall Service.
   Mark		Enter a value to mark the traffic that matches with the conditions above. The valid range is 1-255.

4. Click OK.

Next, go to System > Network > Route > Policy Route. Configure a policy route to direct the marked traffic to go out of FortiWeb through a specified interface or/and to a specified next-hop gateway. Refer to Creating a policy route.