Local or Custom Categories
User-defined categories can be created to allow users to block groups of URLs on a per-profile basis. The categories defined here appear in the global URL category list when configuring a web filter profile. Users can rate URLs based on the local categories.
Users can create user-defined categories then specify the URLs that belong to the category. This allows users to block groups of web sites on a per profile basis. The ratings are included in the global URL list with associated categories and compared in the same way the URL block list is processed.
The local assignment of a category overrides the FortiGuard server ratings and appear in reports as “Local” Categories or “Custom” Categories depending on the context.
In the CLI, they are referred to as Local categories.
To create a Local Category:
config webfilter ftgd-local-cat
edit local_category_1
set id 140
end
In the GUI they are referred to as Custom Categories. There is a way to create a new category in the Web Based Manager.
1. Go to Security Profiles > Advanced > Web Rating Overrides.
2. Instead of creating a new override, you can choose the “Custom Categories” icon in the top menu bar.
3. From the new window select Create New.
4. A new row will appear at the bottom of the list of categories with a field on the left highlighted and the message “This field is required”. Enter the name of the custom category in this field.
5. Select Enter.