FortiOS 5.2.8 Release Notes

WAN Optimization in FortiOS 5.2.4

In FortiOS 5.2.4:

  • If your FortiGate does not have a hard disk, WAN Optimization is not available.
  • If your FortiGate has a hard disk, you can configure WAN Optimization from the CLI.
  • If your FortiGate has two hard disks, you can configure WAN Optimization from the GUI.

See the FortiOS 5.2.4 Feature Platform Matrix to check the availability for your FortiGate model.

Built-In Certificate

FortiGate and FortiWiFi D-series and above have a built in Fortinet_Factory certificate that uses a 2048-bit certificate with the 14 DH group.

FortiGate-92D High Availability in Interface Mode

The FortiGate-92D may fail to form an HA cluster and experience a spanning tree loop if it is configured with the following:

  • operating in interface mode
  • at least one of the interfaces, for example interface9, is used has the HA heartbeat interface l a second interface is connected to an external switch

Workaround: use either WAN1 or WAN2 as the HA heartbeat device.

Default log setting change

For FG-5000 blades and FG-3900 series, log disk is disabled by default. It can only be enabled via CLI. For all 2U & 3U models (FG-3600/FG-3700/FG-3800), log disk is also disabled by default. For all 1U models and desktop models that supports SATA disk, log disk is enabled by default.

FG-5001D operating in FortiController or Dual FortiController mode

When upgrading a FG-5001D operating in FortiController or dual FortiController mode from version 5.0.7 (B4625) to FortiOS version 5.2.3, you may experience a back-plane interface connection issue. This is due to a change to the ELBC interface mapping ID. After the upgrade, you will need to perform a factory reset and then re-configure the device.


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