FORTINET-NSE123 Nse 3 Fortigate Operational Fundamentals Practice Question
An administrator suspects that a specific firewall policy rule is dropping legitimate traffic due to an incorrect security profile or action. Where can the administrator check the hit counters for each individual firewall policy in the web-based manager?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy view, by checking the 'Hit Count' column
Firewall policy hit counters are visible directly in the Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy view when the column is enabled.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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FortiView > Policies view
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. FortiView summarizes traffic by sessions and applications, but policy rule lists are managed under Policy & Objects.
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System > Feature Visibility > Policy Statistics
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Feature visibility toggles features on or off; it does not display hit counters.
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Policy & Objects > Firewall Policy view, by checking the 'Hit Count' column
Why this is correct
Correct. The hit count column in the Firewall Policy list displays how many times traffic has matched each rule.
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Log & Report > Traffic Log Summary
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. This provides aggregated log searches rather than direct policy hit statistics.
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