About web filtering
FortiGuard web filtering is a managed Web Filtering solution provided by Fortinet. FortiGuard Web Filtering sorts hundreds of millions of web pages into a wide range of categories that users can allow, block, or monitor.
FortiGuard Web Filtering can also assign one of several classifications to denote web sites that provide cached content, such as web site search engines, or web sites that allow image, audio, or video searches.
The FortiClient agent accesses the nearest FortiGuard Web Service Point to determine the categories and classification of a requested web page. The FortiClient application blocks the web page if the web page is in a category or classification that is blocked in the assigned web profile.
There three predefined profiles to allow or block different combinations of web categories:
Default | Default web filter profile, which is initially the same as the child profile. |
Child | Blocks categories that are not suitable for children. |
Adult | Only blocks the security violating web sites. |
You cannot delete the predefined profiles, but you can modify them. You can also create additional web profiles as needed.
You can assign web profiles to FortiClient agents and FortiClient groups. On a Windows AD network, you can also assign web profiles to each network user. FortiClient Manager sends the user’s web filter information to the FortiClient agent where the user is logged on.