When you are configuring your Carrier-enabled FortiGate unit’s GTP profiles, you must first configure the APN. It is critical to GTP communications and without it no traffic will flow. |
Enable APN Filter | Select to enable filtering based on APN value. |
Default APN Action | Select either Allow or Deny for all APNs that are not found in the list. The default is Allow. |
Value | Displays the APN value for this entry. Partial matches are allowed using wildcard. For example *.mcc333.mcn111.gprs would match all APNs from country 333 and carrier 111 on the gprs network. |
Mode | Select one or more of the methods used to obtain APN values. Mobile Station provided - The APN comes from the mobile station where the mobile device connected. This is the point of entry into the carrier network for the user’s connection. Network provided - The APN comes from the carrier network. Subscription Verified - The user’s subscription has been verified for this APN. This is the most secure option. |
Action | One of allow or deny to allow or block traffic associated with this APN. |
Delete icon | Select to remove this APN entry from the list. |
Edit icon | Select to change the information for this APN entry. |
Add APN | Select to add an APN to the list. Not active while creating GTP profile, only when editing an existing GTP profile. Save all changes before adding APNs. A warning to this effect will be displayed when you select the Add APN button. |