How does FortiGate control web usage?

FortiGate controls web usage primarily through web filtering, which allows organizations to enforce policies based on various criteria, such as URL categories, application control, and custom rules. This web filtering capability is designed to manage and restrict access to specific types of content or websites, ensuring that users adhere to acceptable use policies.

By using web filtering, FortiGate can allow or block access to certain web content based on its classification, effectively preventing access to harmful, inappropriate, or non-work-related sites. This helps improve security by mitigating risks associated with malware and other threats found on the web, as well as enhancing productivity by limiting distractions.

While other options like prioritizing traffic, user authentication, or limiting bandwidth can play a role in managing network resources and improving user experience, they do not specifically enforce web usage policies in the same direct manner that web filtering does. Thus, web filtering remains the primary mechanism for controlling web usage within the FortiGate framework.