System maintenance tasks include:
You can back up the configuration of the FortiAuthenticator unit to your local computer. See Backing up and restoring the configuration for more information.
Automatic system configuration backup can also be configured. See Automatic backup for information.
Periodically, Fortinet issues firmware upgrades that fix known issues, add new features and functionality, and generally improve your FortiAuthenticator experience. See Firmware for more information.
Before proceeding to upgrade your system, Fortinet recommends you back up your configuration. Please follow the procedure detailed in Backing up and restoring the configuration.
To upgrade the firmware, you must first register your FortiAuthenticator with Fortinet. See Registering your Fortinet product.
When you select OK, the firmware image will upload from your local computer to the FortiAuthenticator device, which will then reboot. You will experience a short period of time during this reboot when the FortiAuthenticator device is offline and unavailable for authentication.
FortiAuthenticator-VM works in evaluation mode until it is licensed. The license is valid only if one of the FortiAuthenticator interfaces is set to the IP address specified in the license. See Licensing for more information.