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Using IPS sensors in a protection profile | IPS overview and general configuration |
Using IPS sensors in a protection profile
IPS can be combined with other FortiGate features – antivirus, spam filtering, web filtering, and web category filtering – to create protection profiles. Protection profiles are then added to individual user groups and then to firewall policies, or added directly to firewall policies.
This section describes:
•Creating a protection profile that uses IPS sensors
•Adding protection profiles to firewall policies
•Adding protection profiles to user groups
Creating a protection profile that uses IPS sensors
To create a protection profile using the
1Go to Firewall > Protection Profile.
2Select Create New.
Figure 2: New Protection Profile
3Enter a name for the protection profile.
4Expand the IPS option list.
5Select an IPS sensor from the dropdown list. For information about IPS sensors, see “IPS sensors” on page 39.
6Configure any other required protection profile options.
7Select OK.
The protection profile can now be added to any firewall policies that require it. The protection profile can also be added to user groups and these user groups can be used to apply authentication to firewall policies.
Adding protection profiles to firewall policies
Adding a protection profile to a firewall policy applies the profile settings, including
IPS, to traffic matching that policy.
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