FortiManager is an integrated platform for the centralized management of products in a Fortinet security infrastructure. A FortiManager installation provides centralized policy-based provisioning, configuration and update management for FortiGate (including FortiGate, FortiWiFi, and FortiGate-Virtual Machine), FortiCarrier, and FortiSwitch devices.

To reduce network delays and minimize external Internet usage, a FortiManager installation can also act as an on-site FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) server for your managed devices and agents to download updates to their virus and attack signatures, and to use the built-in Web Filtering and Email Filter services.

The FortiManager a scales to manage up to 5,000 devices and virtual domains (VDOMs) from a single FortiManager interface. It is primarily designed for medium to large enterprises and managed security service providers.

Using a FortiManager device as part of an organization’s Fortinet security infrastructure can help minimize both initial deployment costs and ongoing operating expenses. It allows fast device and agent provisioning, detailed revision tracking, and thorough auditing.