What Features Do You Want In FortiOS?
We all have ideas and use cases that make new features very much worth our while. What are some ideas of new features you would like to see added to FortiOS?
FortiOS 7 Features I am Excited About
FortiOS 7.0 has hit GA and I am happy surprised / impressed with some of the features. The video below discusses the features I am most excited about and what we can expect from them!
FortiOS 6.6 Brings LTS and Mike Got Fat!
It has been a lonnnnng time since I have posted. That is my fault. Sometimes you need to relax. I relaxed, a LOT and got fat in the process. I am back now! and FortiOS 6.6 which is upcoming in the next few months will have LTS (long term support) […]
Collectors and Analyzers – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3
Collectors and Analyzers This topic describes how to configure two FortiAnalyzer units as the Analyzer and Collector and make them work together. In the scenario shown in the diagram below, Company A has a remote branch network with a FortiGate unit and a FortiAnalyzer 400E in Collector mode. In its […]
High Availability – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3
High Availability A FortiAnalyzer high availability (HA) cluster provides the following features: Provide real-time redundancy in case a FortiAnalyzer primary unit fails. If the primary unit fails, another unit in the cluster is selected as the primary unit. See If the primary unit fails on page 254. Synchronize logs and […]
Two-factor authentication – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3
Two-factor authentication To configure two-factor authentication for administrators you will need the following: l FortiAnalyzer l FortiAuthenticator l FortiToken Configuring FortiAuthenticator On the FortiAuthenticator, you must create a local user and a RADIUS client. Before proceeding, ensure you have configured your FortiAuthenticator, created a NAS entry for your FortiAnalyzer, and […]
Global Admin – GUI Language – Idle Timeout – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3
GUI language The GUI supports multiple languages, including: l English l Simplified Chinese l Spanish l Traditional Chinese l Japanese l Korean By default, the GUI language is set to Auto Detect, which automatically uses the language used by the management computer. If that language is not supported, the GUI […]
Global Admin – Password Policy – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3
Password policy You can enable and configure password policy for the FortiAnalyzer. To configure the password policy: Go to System Settings > Admin > Admin Settings. Click to enable Password Policy. Configure the following settings, then click Apply to apply to password policy. Minimum Length Specify the minimum number of […]