FQDN Analysis allows administrators to gain insight into the type of websites accessed within the organization, and understand the reputation and risk of the accessed websites.
How to configure:
Security > North South Security > URL Analysis
You need to enable the service which is disabled by default
Highlight your edge and click enable
Yes but only if you really mean it
Confirm the status is up – this can take a while
Next we will be creating Custom Context Profiles for URL Analysis
While remaining on the URL Analysis > Settings tab
Click Set under Profiles
Add Context Profile
Provide a name then click Set under Attributes
Add Attribute
URL Category
I tend to select all options but you could just select what you are analyzing for
Apply
Next we need to create a Gateway Firewall Rule for the T1 Router in our environment
+Add Policy
Then Provide the Policy a name
Next we need to add a rule
Add Rule
Give the Rule a name like URL Rule
Leave Sources as Any
Leave Destination as Any
Click services
Add DNS and DNS-UDP
Apply
Click the edit under Context Profiles
Select DNS then apply
Apply
Finally, leave the T1 default and allow as default.
Publish
Generate web traffic
Log into one of your internet facing virtual machines and go to different web pages.
Also, you can log into your Link Virtual machines and ping websites
After waiting 5-15 minutes the URL Analysis should begin reporting
Now you can review reputation scores, the reputation and category distributions, etc.