Services
Services While there are a number of services already configured within FortiOS, the firmware allows for administrators to configure there own. The reasons for doing this usually fall into one or more...
View ArticleFirewall schedules
Firewall schedules Firewall schedules control when policies are in effect. When you add a security policy on a FortiGate unit you need to set a schedule to determine the time frame in which that the...
View ArticleNetwork defense
Network defense This section describes in general terms the means by which attackers can attempt to compromise your network and steps you can take to protect it. The goal of an attack can be as complex...
View ArticleGUI & CLI – What You May Not Know
GUI & CLI – What You May Not Know The Graphic User Interface (GUI) is designed to be as intuitive as possible but there are always a few things that are left out because to put all of that...
View ArticleMulticast forwarding
Multicast forwarding Multicasting (also called IP multicasting) consists of using a single multicast source to send data to many receivers. Multicasting can be used to send data to many receivers...
View ArticleSparse mode
Sparse mode Initially, all candidate BSRs in a PIM domain exchange bootstrap messages to select one BSR to which each RP sends the multicast address or addresses of the multicast group(s) that it can...
View ArticleFortinet Complaints
My “Where Fortinet is Going Wrong” page will be getting updated soon. I have been receiving a large amount of emails from users of Fortinet regarding various things that are rubbing them the wrong way...
View ArticleDense mode
Dense mode The packet organization used in sparse mode is also used in dense mode. When a multicast source begins to send IP traffic and dense mode is enabled, the closest PIM router registers the IP...
View ArticleMulticast IP addresses
Multicast IP addresses Multicast uses the Class D address space. The 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 IP address range is reserved for multicast groups. The multicast address range applies to multicast...
View ArticlePIM Support
PIM Support A FortiGate unit can be configured to support PIM by going to Router > Dynamic > Multicast and enabling multicast routing. You can also enable multicast routing using the config...
View ArticleMulticast forwarding and FortiGate units
Multicast forwarding and FortiGate units In both transparent mode and NAT mode you can configure FortiGate units to forward multicast traffic. For a FortiGate unit to forward multicast traffic you must...
View ArticleFortiGate PIM-SM debugging examples
FortiGate PIM-SM debugging examples Using the example topology shown below, you can trace the multicast streams and states within the three FortiGate units (FGT-1, FGT-2, and FGT-3) using the debug...
View ArticleExample multicast destination NAT (DNAT) configuration
Example multicast destination NAT (DNAT) configuration The example topology shown and described below shows how to configure destination NAT (DNAT) for two multicast streams. Both of these streams...
View ArticleExample PIM configuration that uses BSR to find the RP
Example PIM configuration that uses BSR to find the RP This example shows how to configure a multicast routing network for a network consisting of four FortiGate-500A units (FortiGate-500A_1 to...
View ArticleChapter 10 – FortiView
Chapter 10 – FortiView FortiView Overview on page 1149 outlines the role FortiView plays in FortiOS and its overall layout. This section also identifies which FortiGate platforms support the full...
View ArticleEnabling FortiView
Enabling FortiView By default, FortiView is enabled on FortiGates running FortiOS firmware version 5.2 and above. You will find the FortiView consoles in the main menu. However, certain options will...
View ArticleFortiView Feature Support – Platform Matrix
FortiView Feature Support – Platform Matrix Note that the following table identifies three separate aspects of FortiView in FortiOS 5.2.3: Basic feature support Historical Data Disk Logging Platform...
View ArticleConfiguration Dependencies
Configuration Dependencies Most FortiView consoles require the user to enable several features to produce data. The following table summarizes the dependencies: Feature Dependencies (Realtime)...
View ArticleFortiView interface
FortiView interface FortiView lets you access information about the traffic activity on your FortiGate, visually and textually. FortiView is broken up into several consoles, each of which features a...
View ArticleFortiView consoles
FortiView consoles This section describes the following log filter consoles available in FortiView: Sources on page 1160 explains the features of FortiView’s Sources console, and shows how you can...
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