Firewall 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 ArticleSecure web gateway, WAN optimization, web caching and WCCP
Secure web gateway, WAN optimization, web caching and WCCP You can use FortiGate WAN optimization and web caching to improve performance and security of traffic passing between locations on your wide...
View ArticleExample topologies relevant to WAN optimization
Example topologies relevant to WAN optimization FortiGate WAN optimization consists of a number of techniques that you can apply to improve the efficiency of communication across your WAN. These...
View ArticleInside FortiOS: WAN optimization
Inside FortiOS: WAN optimization Enterprises deploying FortiOS can leverage WAN optimization to provide fast and secure application responses between locations on a Wide Area Network (WAN). The web...
View ArticleWAN optimization concepts
WAN optimization concepts Client/server architecture Traffic across a WAN typically consists of clients on a client network communicating across a WAN with a remote server network. The clients do this...
View ArticleWAN optimization configuration
WAN optimization configuration This chapter describes FortiGate WAN optimization client server architecture and other concepts you need to understand to be able to configure FortiGate WAN optimization....
View ArticleMonitoring WAN optimization performance
Monitoring WAN optimization performance Using WAN optimization monitoring, you can confirm that a FortiGate unit is optimizing traffic and view estimates of the amount of bandwidth saved. The WAN...
View ArticleWAN optimization configuration summary
WAN optimization configuration summary This section includes a client-side and a server-side WAN Optimization configuration summary.: Client-side configuration summary WAN optimization profile Enter...
View ArticlePeers and authentication groups
Peers and authentication groups All communication between WAN optimization peers begins with one WAN optimization peer (or client-side FortiGate unit) sending a WAN optimization tunnel request to...
View ArticleWeb cache concepts
Web cache concepts FortiGate web caching is a form of object caching that accelerates web applications and web servers by reducing bandwidth usage, server load, and perceived latency. Web caching...
View ArticleWeb cache configuration
Web cache configuration Forwarding URLs to forwarding servers and exempting web sites from web caching You can go to Network > Explicit Proxy and use the URL match list to forward URL patterns to...
View ArticleWCCP concepts
WCCP concepts The Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) can be used to provide web caching with load balancing and fault tolerance. In a WCCP configuration, a WCCP server receives HTTP requests from...
View ArticleWCCP configuration
WCCP configuration WCCP configuration overview To configure WCCP you must create a service group that includes WCCP servers and clients. WCCP servers intercept sessions to be cached (for example,...
View ArticleWeb proxy concepts
Web proxy concepts These are concepts that apply to both Transparent and Explicit Proxy. Proxy policy Information on Proxy policy options can be found at Proxy option components on page 50...
View ArticleWeb proxy configuration
Web proxy configuration General web proxy configuration steps You can use the following general steps to configure the explicit web proxy. To enable the explicit web proxy – web-based manager: Go to...
View ArticleReplacing Old ASA With a FortiGate 1500D White Board Session
Check out this video about how I replaced an ASA with a FortiGate 1500D. I am apparently going to have to work on the video resolution. The webcam had issues keeping up it seems.
View ArticleExplicit proxy concepts
Explicit proxy concepts The following is information that is specific to Explicit Proxy concepts. Any information that is common to Web The FortiGate explicit web proxy You can use the FortiGate...
View ArticleExplicit Proxy Configuration
Explicit proxy configuration The following is information that is specific to Explicit Proxy configuration. Any configuration information that is common to Web Proxy in general is covered in the more...
View ArticleTransparent proxy concepts
Transparent proxy concepts In addition to the Explicit Web Proxy, FortiOS supports a Transparent web proxy. While it does not have as many features as Explicit Web Proxy, the transparent proxy has the...
View ArticleTransparent proxy configuration
Transparent proxy configuration To implement the Transparent proxy, go to System > Settings and scroll down to Operations Settings and set the inspection mode to Proxy. Then go to System >...
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