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Exempt URL list Web filtering

Figure 40: Example URL Exempt list

Downloading the URL Exempt List

You can back up the URL Exempt List by downloading it to a text file on the management computer.

1Go to Web Filter > URL Exempt.

2Select Download URL Exempt List .

The FortiGate unit downloads the list to a text file on the management computer. You can specify a location to which to download the text file as well as a name for the text file.

Uploading a URL Exempt List

You can create a URL Exempt list in a text editor and then upload the text file to the FortiGate unit. Add one URL or pattern to each line of the text file. The word or phrase should be followed by a parameter specifying the status of the entry. If you do not add this information to the text file, the FortiGate unit automatically enables all URLs and patterns that are followed with a 1 or no number when you upload the text file.

Table 22: URL Exempt list configuration parameters

Parameter	Setting	Description
Status	0	Disabled
	1	Enabled

Figure 41: Example URL Exempt list text file

www.goodsite.com 1 www.goodsite.com/index 1 127.33.44.55 1

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Note: All changes made to the URL block list using the web-based manager are lost when you upload a new list. However, you can download your current URL block list, add more items to it using a text editor, and then upload the edited list to the FortiGate unit.

1In a text editor, create the list of URLs to exempt.

2Using the web-based manager, go to Web Filter > URL Exempt.

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