| Description |
This article describes the issue where the 'Streaming Media and Download' subcategory under 'Bandwidth Consuming' is blocked, yet streaming media websites remain accessible. |
| Scope | FortiGate. |
| Solution |
To block the the 'Streaming Media and Download' category by using a web filter profile, it is necessary to check the following steps: Block the Category: Streaming Media and Download under Group: Bandwidth Consuming.
This category has a very general name, so it is best to query the Web Filter to see what the FortiGate will actually categorize the site as. For example, www.tiktok.com is rated as a Social Networking under Group: General Interest – Personal. Because media streaming is being blocked, videos on TikTok should be restricted, but they will remain accessible. If other categories are set to the 'allow' action, it will still be possible to access the videos and media that fall under different FortiGuard categories.
To check what category the website belongs to, see FortiGuard Web Filter Lookup. |
