Configuring a file filter profile
To configure a file filter profile:
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Go to Security > Firewall Objects.
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Select File Filter Profile from the Security Profiles dropdown.
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Click Create or select an existing profile from the list and click Edit.
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In the form, enter the following information:
Settings
Guidelines
Name
Required. Enter a name for the profile.
Comments
Optionally, enter comments.
Scan archive contents
Enable or disable scanning the contents of archives (such as ZIP or RAR files).
Feature set
Select Flow-based or Proxy-based.
Rules
Create one or more rules, as follows.
To create or edit a file filter rule:
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Name
Enter a name for the rule. Comments
Optionally, enter comments.
Protocol
Select the protocol to be filtered.
Traffic
Select whether to scan Incoming or Outgoing traffic, or Both.
Match Files
Password-protected only
Enable or disable inspection of only password-protected files.
File Type
Select the file types to filter.
Action
Select whether to Monitor or Block matched traffic.
Click Save to save the rule.
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Click Save to save the file filter profile.