Understanding automatic patch upgrade: FortiGate Cloud Premium vs Local Setting Description This article explains the priority and independence of automatic patch upgrades between **FortiGate Cloud Premium and local FortiGate settings, and how both configurations interact and which one takes precedence. … Read More
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Supports preventing major and minor version firmware upgrades when support contract expires
Supports preventing major and minor version firmware upgrades when support contract expires Description This article explains that the GUI prevents major and minor firmware upgrades on FortiGate when the support contract has expired. Devices with an expired support contract cannot … Read More
Tags: FortiGate, Fortinet, FortiOS Upgrade, Network Security
The FortiGate license is needed for firmware upgrade
The FortiGate license is needed for firmware upgrade Description This article explains that a valid active license is required in order to perform firmware upgrades. Scope FortiGate v7.4.2 and above. Solution From v7.4.2 and above, an active license is required … Read More
Disabling VoIP Inspection
Disabling VoIP Inspection Description This article is, about turning off SIP inspection on a FortiGate. It also talks about what happens when you do that.Disabling the VoIP inspection may influence the production systems. Re-enabling SIP-ALG will require a restart. Disabling … Read More
Tags: Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
How to reset a FortiGate with the default factory settings/without losing management access
How to reset a FortiGate with the default factory settings/without losing management access Description This article tells you how to reset a FortiGate to its factory settings. Scope This command works on FortiGates and FortiProxys. Solution When you do this … Read More
Tags: Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
Formatting and loading FortiGate firmware image using TFTP
Formatting and loading FortiGate firmware image using TFTP Description This article is, about downloading and installing firmware from a TFTP server using the BIOS. We do this with the help of the command line interface.We also need to install firmware … Read More
Tags: Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
How to display the ARP table on a FortiGate, configured in NAT mode
How to display the ARP table on a FortiGate, configured in NAT mode Description This article is about showing the ARP table on a FortiGate device that is set up to use NAT mode. The FortiGate is a kind of … Read More
Tags: Cybersecurity, Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
How to reset to Factory Default configuration using external button
How to reset to Factory Default configuration using external button Description This article is about the FortiGate. It tells you how to do a factory reset on the FortiGate. You can erase the configuration on the FortiGate by using a … Read More
Tags: Cybersecurity, Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
Resetting a Lost Admin Password
Resetting a lost admin password Description This article is, about what to do when you need to get into the FortiGate or change the admin account password. Nobody who knows the password is around. It talks about using an account … Read More
Tags: Cybersecurity, Firewall, FortiGate, Fortinet, Network Security
FortiGate L2TP over IPsec VPN Setup (Complete Configuration Guide)
FortiGate L2TP over IPsec VPN Setup (Complete Configuration Guide) Description Learn how to configure FortiGate L2TP over IPsec VPN step by step with GUI & CLI, including user setup, policies, and troubleshooting. Scope This guide explains how to configure FortiGate … Read More