Need to configure FTD as proxy

[vetriselvan]

can we make 3105 FTD firewall as proxy gateway?

if yes, are there any articles? 

[Marius Gunnerud]

This really depends on what you mean by configuring the FTD as a proxy.  The FTD is first and foremost a firewall that also has URL filtering capabilities.  So you can configure URL filtering on the FTD and if you have the correct licenses you can also use URL reputation filter.

[vetriselvan]

Thanks for the reply

but my question is apart from URL filtering how I can make it as proxy.

[Marius Gunnerud]

You cannot use it as a web proxy.

[Marvin Rhoads]

The term "proxy" by itself is imprecise. What exactly are you wanting to accomplish?

[vetriselvan]

 I want that firewall to act as proxy.

[Marius Gunnerud]

A proxy for what?

If you want it to be a web proxy, the FTD is not a web proxy but does have the capability to filter URLs based on access control policies.  You will need the URL license for URL reputation services.

But as I mentioned earlier, it is not a web proxy.

[Marvin Rhoads]

It cannot. They are fundamentally different things.

"A proxy server acts as an agent or intermediary for the user, passing through all Web requests and responses. A firewall inspects packets (network traffic) as they enter and/or leave a network or computer system and takes action when 1 or more of its security rules are violated by the packets or their origins."

Reference: https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/proxy-server