FTP proxy concepts
FTP proxy concepts The FortiGate explicit FTP proxy You can use the FortiGate explicit FTP proxy to enable explicit FTP proxying on one or more FortiGate interfaces. The explicit web and FTP proxies...
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FTP proxy configuration General explicit FTP proxy configuration steps You can use the following general steps to configure the explicit FTP proxy. To enable the explicit FTP proxy – web-based manager:...
View ArticleDiagnose commands for WAN optimization
Diagnose commands for WAN optimization The following get and diagnose commands are available for troubleshooting WAN optimization, web cache, explicit proxy and WCCP. get test {wad | wccpd}...
View ArticleWhite Board Session – ADVPN Architecture Explanation
This is a short explanation video / white board session where I go over the high level architecture and benefits of an ADVPN. Dynamic VPN’s provide us the opportunity to grow our IT infrastructure...
View ArticleFortiOS Server Load Balancing Introduction
Introduction FortiOS server load balancing includes the features you would expect of any server load balancing solution. Traffic can be distributed across multiple backend servers based on multiple...
View ArticleInside FortiOS: Server Load Balancing
Inside FortiOS: Server Load Balancing Server load balancing distributes workloads across multiple network servers, allowing simultaneous IPv4, IPv6, IPv4 to IPv6 and IPv6 to IPv4 requests to be handled...
View ArticleBasic load balancing configuration example
Basic load balancing configuration example This section describes the steps required to configure the load balancing configuration shown below. In this configuration a FortiGate-51B unit is load...
View ArticleConfiguring load balancing
Configuring load balancing This section describes how to use the FortiOS server load balancing to load balance traffic to multiple backend servers. You can configure FortiOS load balancing to intercept...
View ArticleHTTP and HTTPS load balancing, multiplexing, and persistence
HTTP and HTTPS load balancing, multiplexing, and persistence In a firewall load balancing virtual server configuration, you can select HTTP to load balance only HTTP sessions. The virtual server will...
View ArticleSSL/TLS load balancing
SSL/TLS load balancing In a firewall load balancing virtual server configuration, you can select SSL to load balance only SSL and TLS sessions. The virtual server will load balance SSL and TLS sessions...
View ArticleIP, TCP, and UDP load balancing
IP, TCP, and UDP load balancing You can load balance all IP, TCP or UDP sessions accepted by the security policy that includes a load balancing virtual server with the type set to IP, TCP, or UDP....
View ArticleBuilding security into FortiOS
Building security into FortiOS The FortiOS operating system, FortiGate hardware devices, and FortiOS virtual machines (VMs) are built with security in mind, so many security features are built into the...
View ArticleIntroduction to wireless networking
Introduction to wireless networking Wireless concepts Wireless networking is radio technology, subject to the same characteristics and limitations as the familiar audio and video radio communications....
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FortiOS 6.2.0 Release Notes
Introduction and supported models This guide provides release information for FortiOS 6.2.0 build 0866. For FortiOS documentation, see the Fortinet Document Library. Supported models FortiOS 6.2.0...
View ArticleFortiOS ports and protocols
FortiOS ports and protocols Communication to and from FortiOS is strictly controlled and only selected ports are opened for supported functionality such as administrator logins and communication with...
View ArticleSecurity best practices
Security best practices This chapter describes some techniques and best practices that you can use to improve FortiOS security. Install the FortiGate unit in a physically secure location A good place...
View ArticleSupported RFCs
Supported RFCs FortiOS supports the following RFCs. BGP l RFC 4724: Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP l RFC 4456: BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP) l RFC 4360: BGP...
View ArticleCaptive portals
Captive portals Introduction to captive portals You can authenticate your users on a web page that requests the user’s name and password. Until the user authenticates successfully, the authentication...
View ArticleConfiguring a WiFi LAN
Configuring a WiFi LAN When working with a FortiGate WiFi controller, you can configure your wireless network before you install any access points. If you are working with a standalone FortiWiFi unit,...
View ArticleAccess point deployment
Access point deployment Overview FortiAP units discover WiFi controllers. The administrator of the WiFi controller authorizes the FortiAP units that the controller will manage. In most cases, FortiAP...
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