Technical Tip: How to create custom service port in FortiGate from GUI and add on firewall policy

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Description	This article describes how to create custom port services from GUI and how to add them to firewall policy when there is a requirement to use.
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	As shown in the below image, select policy & object and choose Services option: Select the 'Create New' option that brings to the below screen. There are different options like TCP, UDP, SCTP protocol type, or ICMP and IP as well. For a more detailed explanation refer to below document: Configure custom services It is also possible to create a new category by selecting 'Create' if the category creating is not specified. As shown in the below pictures, it is possible to give any name. In the below example, a test service is created for TCP/UDP custom port 2000 to 2500 choosing the test category that was created earlier example. In this scenario, whichever port/protocol is required and created as per requirement. Once the custom service is created, it is possible to add the custom port under the firewall policy, the test policy is used to add the current test port.