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Gaming Consoles Having Matchmaking Issues With FortiGates

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A lot of people that have fairly strict policy sets end up having matchmaking issues with their gaming consoles when behind a FortiGate. I discuss two methods to resolving this issue. Videos are going to start discussing a lot more architecture driven topics to help ensure everyone is building the best network possible!

 


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SSL VPN Web Portal Basics

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A quick high level hit of what the benefits of SSL VPN are and an explanation and brief walk through of the SSL Web Portal Access you can provide your users.


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Back to Basics – SSL Decryption, why and simple how’s…

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More traffic that traverses the firewall is encrypted now than ever before. If you aren’t doing some level of SSL Interception you are missing critical information and visibility as to what is coming in and out of your environment.

 


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Back to Basics – What Are Virtual IPs And How Do I Use Them?

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If you are new to Fortinet or firewalling in general you may ask yourself the question, “what the hell is a virtual IP (VIP)?” Well, this video does a short dive into what it is, why we need it, and the benefits of it!

 


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FortiGate CLI Basic Commands and Explanation

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Created a “back to basics” video explaining the fortinet CLI and some of the basic commands that are helpful. In this video I also go into detail as to why you want to use the CLI whenever possible.

 


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How To Factory Reset a FortiGate

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Quick video on how to factory reset a FortiGate. Rudimentary and basic. That is why it is in the Youtube Playlist labeled “Back to Basics”.


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Small Unit GUI PCAP How To

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So a lot of people that have smaller units have noticed in the latest versions (5.4+) that the PCAP link is now gone. Well, this video will show you how to get to that page so that you can carry out PCAPs from the GUI. We know that not everyone is as good at the CLI interface as they would like to be and this is a good shortcut to help those in need when they are troubleshooting their FortiGate.


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