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Configure Geolocation Exceptions

To identify the geographic location of connections through the Firebox, the Geolocation subscription service uses a database of IP addresses and countries. If there are sites that might be included in the Geolocation database that you want to make sure are never blocked, you can add exceptions to the Geolocation service configuration settings on your Firebox. Geolocation never blocks connections to or from sites on the Exceptions list.

You can add an exception for an IPv4 or IPv6 host IP address, network address, host range, or FQDN.

After you configure Geolocation exceptions on one Firebox, you can export the list and import it to another Firebox.

Add and Remove Geolocation Exceptions

To add a Geolocation exception:

  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation page appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
    The Gelocation Exceptions list appears.
  3. Click Add.
  4. From the Choose Type drop-down list, select the method to identify the exception.
  5. In the text box, type the IP address, network IP address, host range, host name, or FQDN.
    If the exception is for a host range, type the start and end IP addresses for the range of IP addresses in the exception.
    For FQDN, you can type a specific domain name (for example, example.com), or use a wildcard to include the domain and all subdomains (for example, *.example.com).
  6. (Optional) In the Description text box, type a description of the exception.
  7. Click OK.

To remove a Geolocation exception:

  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation page appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
    The Gelocation Exceptions list appears.
  3. Select the check box for one or more exceptions.
  4. Click Remove.

Import and Export Geolocation Exceptions

You can export the Geolocation Exceptions list from one Firebox and import it to another Firebox. This makes it easy to add the same the Geolocation Exceptions to all the Fireboxes you manage.

To export a Geolocation exception, from Fireware Web UI:Closed
  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation page appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
  3. Click Export.
    The Geolocation exception list is saved in the geoblocked_exceptions.txt file.
To export a Geolocation exception, from Policy Manager:Closed
  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation dialog box appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
  3. Click Export.
  4. Specify the file name and the location where you want to save the file. 
    The Geolocation exceptions are saved as a text file in the location you specified.
To import a Geolocation exception, from Fireware Web UI:Closed
  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation page appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
  3. Click Import.
    A confirmation message appears.
  4. Click Yes to remove the current exceptions, or No to keep the current list.
  5. Select the file to import.
  6. Click Import.
    The exceptions from the file are added to the Geolocation Exceptions list.
To import a Geolocation exception, from Policy Manager:Closed
  1. Select Subscription Services > Geolocation.
    The Geolocation dialog box appears.
  2. Select the Exceptions tab.
  3. Click Import.
  4. Select the file to import.
    A confirmation message appears.
  5. Click Yes to remove the current exceptions, or No to keep the current list.
  6. Click Import.
    The exceptions from the file are added to the Geolocation Exceptions list.

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