FORTINET-NSE7-SPECIALTY Nse7 Enterprise Firewall Security And VPN Practice Question
In a BGP deployment, your FortiGate is receiving routes from two different ISPs. You want to influence outbound traffic to prefer ISP1 for specific destinations. Which BGP attribute should you modify?
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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Local Preference
Local Preference is used to influence outbound traffic selection within an AS.
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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Weight
Why it's wrong here
Weight is a Cisco-proprietary attribute and not native to standard BGP on FortiGate.
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Local Preference
Why this is correct
Local Preference is the standard BGP attribute for controlling outbound path selection.
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AS-Path
Why it's wrong here
AS-Path is typically used to influence inbound traffic influence from others.
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Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED)
Why it's wrong here
MED influences inbound traffic for external peers.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Fortinet exam blueprint
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