FortiView

A collection of dashboards and logs that give insight into network traffic traffic, showing which users are creating the most traffic, but what sort of traffic it is, when the traffic occurs, and what kind of threat the traffic may pose to the network.

For more information, see the FortiView handbook.

Network                                    Options for networking, including configuring system interfaces and routing options.

System                                        Configure system settings, such as administrators, FortiGuard, and cer- tificates.

Policy & Objects                       Configure firewall policies, protocol options, and supporting content for policies, including schedules, firewall addresses, and traffic shapers.

Security Profiles                       Configure your FortiGate’s security features, including AntiVirus, Web Fil- tering, and Application Control.

VPN                                             Configure options for IPsec and SSL virtual private networks (VPNs).

User & Device                            Configure user accounts, groups, and authentication methods, including external authentication and single sign-on (SSO).

WAN Opt. & Cache                   Configure WAN optimization and web caching to improve performance and security of traffic passing between locations on your wide area network (WAN) or from the Internet to your web servers. This menu only appears on FortiGate models that support this feature.

For more information, see the WAN Optimization, Web Cache, Explicit

Proxy, and WCCP handbook.

WiFi & Switch Controller

Configure the unit to act as a wireless network controller, managing the wireless Access Point (AP) functionality of FortiWiFi and FortiAP units.

On certain FortiGate models, this menu is called WiFi & Switch Con- troller and has additional features allowing for FortiSwitch units to be man- aged by the FortiGate.

Log & Report                             Configure logging and alert email as well as reports.

Monitor                                       View a variety of monitors, including the Routing Monitor, VPN monitors for both IPsec and SSL, and monitors relating to wireless networking.

Dashboard

The Dashboard consists of a number of widgets, each displaying a different set of information. A number of pre- configured widgets are available which can be customized to meet your needs.

To choose which widgets will be shown, select + Widget (located in the bottom left corner) and select the widget you wish to view, which will add it to the dashboard. Widgets can be rearranged for easier access and viewing.

Some display options are available each widget, that can be accessed by selecting the button. The Dashboardcontains the following widgets:

• System Information
• License Information
• CLI Console
• System Resources
• Alert Message Console
• Unit Operation
• Advanced Threat Protection Statistics
• Interface History
• USB Modem
• RAID monitor widget

 

System Information

The System Information widget shows status information on the FortiGate. Some configuration details/modes can be changed through the widget.

HA Status    The status of High Availability (HA) within the cluster. Standalone indicates the FortiGate is not operating in HA mode. Active-Passive or Active-Active indicate the FortiGate is operating in HA mode. Select Configure, to change the HA configuration.

For more information, see the High Availability handbook.

Host Name

The name of the FortiGate. By default, the host name is the FortiGate’s serial number.

 

If the FortiGate is in HA mode, this information is not displayed.

Serial Number                           The serial number of the FortiGate. The serial number is specific to that

FortiGate and does not change with firmware upgrades.

Operation Mode

The current operating mode of the FortiGate (a FortiGate can operate in

NAT mode or Transparent mode).

If virtual domains are enabled, this field shows the operating mode of the current virtual domain. The Global System Status dashboard does not include this information.

 

 

Cluster Name                             The name of the HA cluster for this FortiGate. The FortiGate must be oper- ating in HA mode to display this field.

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