FortiClient Profile changes
FortiClient Profile changes (386267, 375049) FortiClient profiles have been changed in FortiOS 5.6 to include new protection features and to change organization of the GUI options. FortiClient profiles...
View ArticleApplication Control is a free service
Application Control is a free service Application Control is now a free FortiGuard service and the database for Application Control signatures is separate from the IPS database. However, Botnet...
View ArticleReal time logging to FortiAnalyzer and FortiCloud
Real time logging to FortiAnalyzer and FortiCloud FortiOS 5.6.0 adds new real-time logging options for FortiAnalyzer in System > Security Fabric and for FortiCloud in Log & Report > Log...
View ArticleFortiGate Logs can be sent to syslog servers in Common Event Format
FortiGate Logs can be sent to syslog servers in Common Event Format (CEF) (300128) You can configure FortiOS to send log messages to remote syslog servers in CEF format. CEF is an open log management...
View ArticleControlled failover between wireless controllers
Controlled failover between wireless controllers 1+1 Wireless Controller HA Instances of failover between FortiAP units was too long and lead to extended periods of time where WiFi users were without...
View ArticleMultiple PSK for WPA Personal (393320)
Multiple PSK for WPA Personal (393320) New CLI commands have been added, under config wireless-controller vap, to configure multiple WiFi Protected Access Pre-Shared Keys (WPA-PSKs), as PSK is more...
View ArticleVXLAN support (289354)
VXLAN support (289354) Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is a network virtualization technology used in large cloud computing deployments. It encapsulates OSI layer 2 Ethernet frames within layer 3 IP...
View ArticleVTEP (VXLAN Tunnel End Point) support (289354)
VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel End Point) support (289354) Native VXLAN is now supported by FortiOS. This feature is configurable from the CLI only: Syntax config system vxlan edit <vxlan1> //VXLAN device...
View ArticleVXLAN support for multiple remote IPs (398959)
VXLAN support for multiple remote IPs (398959) VXLAN is now supported for multiple remote IPs, these remote IPs can be IPv4 unicast, IPv6 unicast, IPv4 multicast, or IPv6 multicast. This is useful in...
View ArticleNew PPPoE features
New PPPoE features PPPoE dynamic gateway support (397628) Original design for PPPoE requires to configure a static gateway. Although it works in many scenarios, some customers require to add support...
View ArticleAdding Internet services to firewall policies (389951)
Adding Internet services to firewall policies (389951) In 5.4, support was added for Internet Service objects which could be used with FortiView, Logging, Routing and WAN Load Balancing. Now they can...
View ArticleFortiOS 5.6.2 Release Notes
Introduction This document provides the following information for FortiOS 5.6.2 build 1486: l Special Notices l Upgrade Information l Product Integration and Support l Resolved Issues l Known Issues l...
View ArticleCombining source and destination NAT in the same policy (388718)
Combining source and destination NAT in the same policy (388718) The Service field has been added to Virtual IP objects. When service and portforward are configured, only a single mapped port can be...
View ArticleNP6 Host Protection Engine (HPE) to add protection for DDoS attacks (363398)
NP6 Host Protection Engine (HPE) to add protection for DDoS attacks (363398) NP6 processors now include HPE functionality that can protect networks from DoS attacks by categorize incoming packets based...
View ArticleNew feature catalog (5.61 and 5.6)
New feature catalog (5.61 and 5.6) The following sections list all of the new features in FortiOS 5.6 and 5.6.1 organized alphabetically by subject area. Getting Started (5.6.1) New Getting Started...
View ArticleGetting Started (5.6)
Getting Started (5.6) New Getting Started features added to FortiOS 5.6. Change to CLI console (396225) The CLI Console widget has been removed from FortiOS 5.6.0. It is accessed from the upper-right...
View ArticleFortiOS Carrier (5.6.1)
FortiOS Carrier (5.6.1) New FortiOS Carrier features added to FortiOS 5.6.1. FortiOS Carrier GTP enhancement and GTP Performance Improvement. (423332) The GTP changes in 5.6.1 take place in the...
View ArticleDevice identification (5.6)
Device identification (5.6) New Device Identification features added to FortiOS 5.6. Changed default for device-identification-active-scan to disabled (380837) It was decided that most customers would...
View ArticleDiagnose command changes (5.6.1)
Diagnose command changes (5.6.1) New diagnose features added to FortiOS 5.6.1. crash dump improvement on i386/X86_64 (396580) The output from the WPAD crash dump can now be in binary format as well as...
View ArticleExplicit web proxy (5.6)
Explicit web proxy (5.6) New explicit web proxy features added to FortiOS 5.6. Explicit proxy supports multiple incoming ports and port ranges (402775, 398687) Explicit proxy can now be configured to...
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