Video Filter

This feature requires the Web Filter profile and Enable Web Browser Plugin for Web Filtering to be enabled. This feature is only available for FortiClient (Windows) endpoints.

Configuration	Description
Video Filter Profile	Enable video filtering. Enable or disable the eye icon to show or hide this feature from the end user in FortiClient.
Name	Enter a name for the profile.
Categories	Enable categories. When you disable categories, the channel and video override lists protect FortiClient. For all categories, you can configure an action for the entire category by selecting one of the following: Block Warn Allow Monitor The following lists the available categories: Not Rated Knowledge People Business Lifestyle Society Entertainment Music Sports Games News
Youtube Advanced Settings	Enable advanced settings for YouTube filtering.
Hide Video Comments	Hide YouTube comments from end users.
Enable Safe Search	When enabling Safe Search, you can configure the Restriction Level to Strict or Moderate. This setting affects the content that endpoint users can access via YouTube. You can enable Safe Search on the Video Filter and Web Filter profiles. When Safe Search is enabled on both profiles, the more restrictive settings are applied to YouTube.
Channel Override List	Configure access for a specific YouTube channel. In the Channel ID field, enter the YouTube channel ID. You can also import a list of channels using a CSV file. If you block access to a channel and allow access to a specific video that belongs to the blocked channel, FortiClient blocks access to the video. The action configured for the channel overrides the action configured for the specific video.
Video Override List	Configure access for a specific YouTube video. In the Video URL field, enter the video URL in the format: youtube.com/watch?v=<video ID>. You can also import a list of videos using a CSV file.
Other FortiGuard Settings
Traffic Action When FortiGuard Server is Unreachable for Rating	Select an action for FortiClient to take for YouTube videos when it cannot reach the FortiGuard server. Select one of the following: Block Warn Allow Monitor
FortiGuard Server Location	Configure the FortiGuard server location. FortiClient connects to FortiGuard to query for URL ratings. The URLs connected to for each server location are as follows: Global: fctguard.fortinet.net U.S.: fctusguard.fortinet.net
FortiGuard Server Type	Only FortiGuard Anycast is available.

Video Filter

This feature requires the Web Filter profile and Enable Web Browser Plugin for Web Filtering to be enabled. This feature is only available for FortiClient (Windows) endpoints.

Configuration	Description
Video Filter Profile	Enable video filtering. Enable or disable the eye icon to show or hide this feature from the end user in FortiClient.
Name	Enter a name for the profile.
Categories	Enable categories. When you disable categories, the channel and video override lists protect FortiClient. For all categories, you can configure an action for the entire category by selecting one of the following: Block Warn Allow Monitor The following lists the available categories: Not Rated Knowledge People Business Lifestyle Society Entertainment Music Sports Games News
Youtube Advanced Settings	Enable advanced settings for YouTube filtering.
Hide Video Comments	Hide YouTube comments from end users.
Enable Safe Search	When enabling Safe Search, you can configure the Restriction Level to Strict or Moderate. This setting affects the content that endpoint users can access via YouTube. You can enable Safe Search on the Video Filter and Web Filter profiles. When Safe Search is enabled on both profiles, the more restrictive settings are applied to YouTube.
Channel Override List	Configure access for a specific YouTube channel. In the Channel ID field, enter the YouTube channel ID. You can also import a list of channels using a CSV file. If you block access to a channel and allow access to a specific video that belongs to the blocked channel, FortiClient blocks access to the video. The action configured for the channel overrides the action configured for the specific video.
Video Override List	Configure access for a specific YouTube video. In the Video URL field, enter the video URL in the format: youtube.com/watch?v=<video ID>. You can also import a list of videos using a CSV file.
Other FortiGuard Settings
Traffic Action When FortiGuard Server is Unreachable for Rating	Select an action for FortiClient to take for YouTube videos when it cannot reach the FortiGuard server. Select one of the following: Block Warn Allow Monitor
FortiGuard Server Location	Configure the FortiGuard server location. FortiClient connects to FortiGuard to query for URL ratings. The URLs connected to for each server location are as follows: Global: fctguard.fortinet.net U.S.: fctusguard.fortinet.net
FortiGuard Server Type	Only FortiGuard Anycast is available.