Description
This article describes how to change the inspection mode from the CLI.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
Inspection mode can be modified under security profiles and firewall policies. For Example:
To change inspection mode of a firewall policy:
config firewall policy
edit <policy ID>
set inspection-mode {flow | proxy}
next
end
To change inspection mode of a security profile:
config webfilter profile
edit <profile name>
set feature-set {flow | proxy}
next
end
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