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Figure 88: 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.
1 Go to Web Filter > URL Exempt.
2 Select 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.
Figure 89: Example URL Emempt list text file
.
1 In a text editor, create the list of URLs to exempt.
2 Using the web-based manager, go to Web Filter > URL Exempt.
Table 50: URL Exempt list configuration parameters
Parameter Setting Description
Status 0 Disabled
1 Enabled
www.goodsite.com 1
www.goodsite.com/index 1
127.33.44.55 1
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.