Technical Tip: Change FortiGuard server port for URL rating

Description

This article describes how to change the FortiGuard server port for URL rating.

FortiClient sends web filter URL rating requests to the FortiGuard server on UDP/8888 by default.
Sometimes ISP blocks UDP/8888 and this port can be changed to UDP/53 via the XML config file.

Solution

To change the port via FortiClient XML config file directly.

1. Go to Settings -> System and select 'Backup' to export the XML config file.
   
   

2. Open the XML config file with the text editor and add <url>fgd1.fortigate.com:53</url> in the location below.
   
   <categories>
          <fortiguard>
          <enabled>1</enabled>
          <url>fgd1.fortigate.com:53</url>
          <rate_ip_addresses>1</rate_ip_addresses>
   
   
3. Restore the XML config file.

 

 

Change the port via the FortiClient XML config file from EMS.

 

1. Go to Endpoint Profiles -> Web Filter Profile -> 'Your Profile' (In this example, the EMS Console version is 7.2.4).
   
2. Enable the Advanced setting and go to XML Configuration to add <url>fgd1.fortigate.com:53</url> in the location below.