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May 2, 2023

Technical Tip: Remove Banned IP

  • May 2, 2023
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Description This article describes how to list/remove a banned IP from the list on a FortiGate.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution
  1.  Log into FortiGate GUI.
  2. Add Quarantine Monitor to the dashboard.
  3. Delete the IP which is in the Banned IP list:

 

Screenshot 2023-05-02 103908.png

 

This will remove the banned IP from the list and allow traffic from that IP to pass through the FortiGate.

To list the Banned IPs from the CLI, it is possible to use the below command on v7.0 and under:

 

       diagnose user quarantine list

 

From v7.2 moving forward, the command to list the banned IPs from the CLI is:

 

       diagnose user banned-ip list

 

To delete the Banned IPs from the CLI, it is possible to use the below command:


diagnose user quarantine delete src4 x.x.x.x
<----- For 7.0 and under.

diagnose user banned-ip delete src4 x.x.x.x  <----- For v7.2 moving forward.

 

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