Fortinet Network Device IPS User Manual

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FortiGate IPS User Guide Version 3.0 MR7

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Configuring IPS sensors

IPS sensors

To edit a pre-defined or custom override, go to Intrusion Protection >
IPS Sensor
and select the Edit icon of the IPS sensor containing the override you
want to edit. When the sensor window opens, select the Edit icon of the override
you want to change.

Figure 11: Configure IPS override

Note: Before an override can affect network traffic, you must add it to a filter, and you must
select the filter in a protection profile applied to a policy. An override does not have the
ability to affect network traffic until these steps are taken.

Signature

Select the browse icon to view the list of available signatures. From this

list, select a signature the override will apply to and then select OK.

Enable

Select to enable the signature override.

Action

Select one of Pass, Block or Reset. When the override is enabled, the

action determines what the FortiGate will do with traffic containing the

specified signature.

Logging

Select to enable creation of a log entry if the signature is discovered in

network traffic.

Packet Log

Select to save packets that trigger the override to the FortiGate hard

drive for later examination. This option is only valid on FortiGate units

with an internal hard drive.

Exempt IP:

Enter IP addresses to exclude from the override. The override will then

apply to all IP addresses except those defined as exempt. The exempt

IP addresses are defined in pairs, with a source and destination, and

traffic moving from the source to the destination is exempt from the

override.
Source

The exempt source IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0/0 to

include all source IP addresses.

Destination: The exempt destination IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0/0 to

include all destination IP addresses.

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