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How to fix URL Filter option missing in VDOM Mode

This article describes that in multi-vdom mode, the user may find the ‘URL Filter’ option not available in the Web filter profile.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

In Multi-Vdom mode, when Static URL Filter needs to be configured, the user may see that it is un-available:

Default Profile:

Global Profile

Global Settings

The above profile is in the Global VDOM.

It is necessary to use a web-filter profile which is assigned to VDOM to use the URL Filter feature:

It is necessary to use a web-filter profile which is assigned to VDOM to use the URL Filter feature:

The above profile is in the VDOM:

The above profile is in the VDOM:

The URL filter is available to use in the VDOM-assigned Web Filter Profile.