Technical Tip: The difference between 'allow' and ...

ssavin · 03-05-2025

Description This article describes why, after upgrading from FortiOS v7.2.11 to v7.6.0. or v7.4.7, administrator access may be denied if system password-policy was reconfigured to force safer password storage using 'set login-lockout-upon-downgrade e...

ssavin · 09-30-2024

Description This article describes how to reset the 'Install On' policy option to default on FortiManager. Scope FortiManager. Solution On FortiManager, a policy package can be deployed on multiple targets. There is also the option of installing only...

ssavin · 10-31-2023

Description This article explains why, after a software upgrade between major releases, the traffic that was previously matching policies correctly with the ISDB object no longer matches. A solution is offered. Scope FortiGate. Solution When performi...

ssavin · 10-17-2023

Description This article describes how to enable web-proxy authentication requests initiated by the firewall that time out due to no response. Scope FortiGate version 5.6.0 and above. Solution When applications like Adobe or Microsoft Office need to ...

ssavin · 06-22-2023

Description This article describes the difference between the actions 'Allow' and 'Exempt' under the URL filter in the web filter profile. Scope FortiGate, FortiOS. Solution An URL is evaluated by the web filter profile in the following order: URL fi...

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Troubleshooting Tip: Unable to login with local administrator after upgrade from FortiOS v7.2.11 to v7.4.7 and below

Technical Tip: How to reset the 'Install On' policy option to default on FortiManager

Troubleshooting Tip: After a FortiOS upgrade, traffic is not matching policies with ISDB objects

Technical Tip: How to log web-proxy authentication requests timed out