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nathan_h
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Article Id 202346
Description This article discusses about FortiGate WCCP Mode.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

FortiGate as WCCP router: Intercepts HTTP and HTTPS sessions and forwards them to a web caching engine, caches web pages, and returns cached content to the web browser.

 

FortiGate as WCCP client: Accepts and forwards WCCP sessions and uses firewall policies to apply NAT, UTM, and more security features. Note that FortiGates may only operate as clients while in NAT mode (not in Transparent mode).


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WCCP CLI reference.
system wccp 

 

Sample configuration of FortiGate WCCP server and client (traffic redirector and transparent proxy), with verification and troubleshooting procedures.


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