| Description |
This article describes a fast way to install a Web server in order to establish a threat feed IP address list as an example and integrate it with FortiGate. This affordable option is useful for setting up on small networks without the need to install a Windows Server. |
| Scope | FortiOS, Windows 10 |
| Solution |
To configure an HTTP server for the threat feed in Windows 10:
Go to Control Panel -> Programs and features -> Turn Windows features on or off. Enable the Internet Information Services (IIS) and the engaged options and subfolders.
Now, test it on any browser by accessing 127.0.0.1.
Go to IIS manager and create a new web site:
Now on the Sites folder, right-click and add a new web site and fill in the information as below.
Open the hosts file on the next path:
Edit the hosts file as below:
After that, upon entering it in the browse URL bar, the site should be seen:
Now that the web server has been configured, a text file of IP addresses can be placed on the web server for the FortiGate to read the threat feed from. The URL used to configure threat feed on the FortiGate will be http://<ip address of server>/<textfile.txt>. |
