Fortigate Getting Started

In this recipe, you learn how to use Traffic Shaping on your Fortigate to limit the bandwidth for a specific IP address and how to configure traffic shaping to set a maximum bandwidth limit for uploads and/or downloads to 200 kb/s for devices with FotiOS 5.2 and above.

This example verifies the current version of FortiOS firmware and, if necessary, updates it to the latest version. And this recipe is only for FortiOS releases 5.2.2 and higher.

In this example you will learn how to create a wan1 to Internal port pair to make it easier to allow access to a web server protected by a FortiGate in Transparent mode for devices with FortiOS 5.2 and above.

In this recipe you will create a FortiGate administrator account that is limited to read and write access for user and device authentication and read access for logging and reporting. In addition you will use the Trusted Hosts feature to control the IP address that the administrator can log in from.

In this example, you will use FortiGuard Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) to allow a remote administrator to access your FortiGate’s Internet-facing interface using a domain name that remains constant, even when its IP address changes.

In this recipe, you will protect a web server by connecting it to your FortiGate’s DMZ network.

In this example, you will create multicast security policies to allow AirPlay communication between an iOS device and an Apple TV through a FortiGate unit. This recipe uses a FortiAP in Tunnel mode.

In this example, you will set up and run some basic packet capture filters on your FortiGate and download and view the resulting .pcap file.

In this example, you will use DHCP and your FortiGate’s default configuration to securely connect your internal network to the Internet in two simple steps.

In this example, you will use FortiCloud, an online logging service provided by Fortinet, to store the logs of your FortiGate unit’s traffic. You will also access logs using the FortiCloud website.

This article depicits the way to create a WAN link interface that provides your FortiGate unit with redundant Internet connections from two Internet service providers (ISPs).

This section contains information to help you determine which internal switch mode your FortiGate should use, a decision that should be made before the FortiGate is installed.

In this example, you will learn how to connect and configure a new FortiGate unit in Transparent mode to securely connect a private network to the Internet. In Transparent mode, the FortiGate applies security scanning to traffic without applying routing or network address translation (NAT).

In this example, you will verify whether the FortiGate unit is communicating with the FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) by checking the License Information dashboard widget.

In this example, you will learn how to connect and configure a new FortiGate unit in NAT/Route mode to securely connect a private network to the Internet.

This article depicits the way to configue the FortiGate SNMP agent and an example SNMP manager.