FortiWAN – Backup Line Settings
Backup Line Settings In the deployment of multiple links, a link might serve as backup line which is inactive unless it matches the enabling criteria. The choice of backup lines mostly depends on cost,...
View ArticleFortiWAN – IP Grouping
IP Grouping [IP Grouping] lets you create and manage IP groups exclusively and efficiently. These predefined IP groups are available and easy to use in the drop-down list of the fields of [Source] and...
View ArticleFortiWAN – Service Grouping
Service Grouping [Service Grouping] lets you create and manage service groups exclusively and efficiently. You can group an ICMP, a TCP/UDP Port, and a group of TCP/UDP Ports, particular applications...
View ArticleFortiWAN – Busyhour Settings
Busyhour Settings [Busyhour Settings] plays a crucial role in managing bandwidth. .Generally opening hours Mon-Fri: 09h00 to 18h00 is configured to be busy hours, for this period sees the advent of...
View ArticleFortiWAN – Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Tools Click the tabs [IPv4] and [IPv6] on the upper side to choice diagnostic tools for IPv4 and IPv6. IPv4 IPv4 ARP Enforcement [ARP Enforcement] forces FortiWAN’s attached PCs and other...
View ArticleFortiWAN – Setting the system time & date
Setting the system time & date [Date/Time] lets you configure time, date, and time zone. [Date] follows the year/month/day date format, and [Time] uses 24-hour time system in the hour:minute:second...
View ArticleFortiWAN – Remote Assistance
Remote Assistance Enabling this function allows Fortinet’s technical support specialist to enter your system for further troubleshooting when assistance is needed. FortiWAN allows technical support...
View ArticleFortiWAN Administration
Administration Go to System > Administration, Administration lets you perform administrative tasks, including changing passwords of Administrator and Monitor. Every FortiWAN is shipped with the same...
View ArticleFortiWAN RADIUS Authentication
RADIUS Authentication Except FortiWAN’s local authentication database described above, FortiWAN supports RADIUS authentication for Web UI login. Please make sure the following settings are complete on...
View ArticleFortiWAN Firmware Update
Firmware Update Click [Update] or [Downgrade] and follow the on-screen instructions to perform firmware update/downgrade. Note that firmware downgrade will reset current configurations to factory...
View ArticleFortiWAN Maintenance
Maintenance Click [Factory Default] to reset configurations to factory default. Or you can perform “resetconfig” command in console. Click [Reboot] to reboot FortiWAN. For information on console...
View ArticleFortiWAN License Control
License Control License Control provides users with all the License Key configurations, including: Bandwidth Upgrade License: FortiWAN provides various bandwidth capabilities for individual model....
View ArticleFortiWAN Load Balancing & Fault Tolerance
Load Balancing & Fault Tolerance With the rapid proliferation and decreasing prices of broadband solutions, more and more small and medium enterprises are opting for the use of multiple WAN links...
View ArticleFortiWAN Outbound Load Balancing and Failover (Auto Routing)
Outbound Load Balancing and Failover (Auto Routing) Auto Routing Mechanism Auto Routing load-balances the outbound traffic across multiple WAN links according to a pre-defined routing policies. During...
View ArticleFortiWAN Inbound Load Balancing and Failover (Multihoming)
Inbound Load Balancing and Failover (Multihoming) Multihoming Multihoming is a technique when external users request any server’s IP address; Multihoming promptly returns DNS response according to the...
View ArticleFortiWAN DNSSEC Support
DNSSEC Support The DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a specification that adds data authentications and integrity to standard DNS. To resist tampering with DNS responses, DNSSEC introduces PKI...
View ArticleFortiWAN Configurations
Configurations Auto-routing is a trunking technology that provides load balancing and fault tolerance for all outbound requests, but it does not apply to inbound requests. These are handled by a unique...
View ArticleFortiWAN Tunnel Routing
Tunnel Routing Tunneling is a technique to perform data transmission for a foreign protocol over a incompatible network; such as running IPv6 over IPv4, and the transmission of data for use within a...
View ArticleFortiWAN Tunnel Routing – Setting
Tunnel Routing – Setting There are two major steps to set up Tunnel Routing, define the association of tunnels (see the tables: Basic Setting and Tunnel Group) and set up the routing rules (see the...
View ArticleBlock Specific Devices From Internet Access
Short video answer to a question a user sent me about the best ways to block internet traffic for specific machines and devices.
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