Chapter 10 HTTP Compression

10.1 Overview

The FortiBalancer appliance supports in-line compression of HTTP objects. By employing this licensed feature, administrators may maximize throughput to the desired site while end-users will experience quicker download speeds. This chapter describes the configuration of HTTP Compression capabilities which are part of the FortiBalancer platform. Configuration of HTTP Compression functionality can be divided into two main parts. The first part is the basic configuration and the second part is dedicated to advanced configuration.