NSE4 Firewall Policies and NAT Practice Question
An administrator needs to allow traffic from a guest network (192.168.100.0/24) to the internet only during business hours (Mon-Fri, 08:00-18:00). The administrator creates a schedule object and applies it to the firewall policy. However, guests can still access the internet outside of the schedule. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to assume creating a schedule object automatically applies it to the policy, but FortiGate requires explicit selection of the schedule in the policy's schedule field, and failing to do so leaves the policy unrestricted.
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The schedule is not selected in the firewall policy
If the schedule is not actually selected in the firewall policy configuration, the policy will apply without any time restriction, allowing traffic at all times. The administrator may have created the schedule object but forgotten to assign it to the policy's schedule field, which is a common oversight.
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