Change Log
Introduction
About this document
FortiManager documentation
What’s New in FortiManager v5.0.1
Device Manager tab
Device manager layout
Horizontal view
Edit a group
ADOM properties
Vertical view
Quick filter
Device dashboard
Policy package status
Device profiles
Installation considerations
Extend workspace to entire ADOM
Quick install
Right-click menus
Policy & Objects tab
Bind zone to an address
Policy & Objects dual pane
Policy package
Objects
Right-click menus
System Settings tab
Policy package granularity
Global settings
ADOM settings
Other settings
New administrators
Reports tab
Report templates
Report schedule
Report history
Report calendar
Advanced
Right-click menus
Advanced features improvements
JSON API improvements
Script Web-based Manager
Web portal developer SDK improvements
XML API improvements
Other improvements
High Availability takeover without reboot
IPv6 administration
Single interface zones
Fortinet Management Theory
Key features of the FortiManager system
Configuration revision control and tracking
Centralized management
Administrative domains
Local FortiGuard service provisioning
Firmware management
Scripting
Logging and reporting
Fortinet device life cycle management
Inside the FortiManager system
Device Manager tab
Device Manager tab
Policy & Objects tab
System Settings tab
RTM Profiles tab
FortiGuard Center
Log View tab
Reports tab
Inside the FortiManager Device Manager tab
Global ADOM layer
ADOM layer
Device manager layer
Using the Web-based Manager
System requirements
Supported web browsers
Monitor settings for Web-based Manager access
Connecting to the Web-based Manager
Web-based Manager overview
Viewing the Web-based Manager
Using the navigation pane
Configuring Web-based Manager settings
Changing the Web‑based Manager language
Administrative access
Restricting Web-based Manager access by trusted host
Changing the Web‑based Manager idle timeout
Other security considerations
Reboot and shutdown of the FortiManager unit
Administrative Domains
What is the best way to organize my devices using ADOMs?
What is the best way to organize my devices using ADOMs?
Enabling and disabling the ADOM feature
About ADOM modes
Switching between ADOMs
Normal mode ADOMs
Backup mode ADOMs
Managing ADOMs
Extend Workspace to entire ADOM
Concurrent ADOM access
Adding an ADOM
Deleting an ADOM
Assigning devices to an ADOM
ADOM device modes
Assigning administrators to an ADOM
System Settings
Dashboard
Customizing the dashboard
To move a widget
To add a widget
To reset the dashboard
To see the available options for a widget
System Information widget
Changing the host name
Configuring the system time
Updating the system firmware
Backing up the system
Restoring the configuration
Creating a system checkpoint
System Resource widget
License Information widget
Unit Operation widget
Alert Messages Console widget
CLI Console widget
RAID Monitor widget
Supported RAID levels
Hot-swapping hard disks
General settings
All ADOMS
Network
Viewing the network interface list
Configuring network interfaces
Configuring static routes
Configuring IPv6 static routes
Certificates
Creating a local certificate
Importing certificates
Viewing certificate details
Downloading a certificate
High Availability
Configuring HA options
Log access
Diagnostic tools
Admin
Monitoring administrator sessions
Administrator
Using trusted hosts
Profile
Configuring administrator profiles
Remote authentication server
LDAP
RADIUS
TACACS+
Manage remote authentication servers
Administrator settings
FortiGuard Center
Configuration
Update mode
Device licenses
Firmware images
Advanced
SNMP v1/v2c
Configuring the SNMP agent
Configuring an SNMP community
Fortinet MIBs
Fortinet traps
Fortinet & FortiManager MIB fields
Meta fields
System objects meta
Config objects meta
Advanced settings
Alerts
Alerts event
Mail server
Syslog Server
Alert Console
Device Log
Log Setting
Task Monitor
Device Manager
Device Manager tab
Device Manager tab layout
Horizontal view
Vertical view
Device dashboard
Device policy package status
Device profiles
Extend workspace to entire ADOM
Quick install
Viewing managed device
Using column filters
Device Manager right-click context menus
View managed devices
Dashboard widgets
Administrative domains (ADOMs)
Managing devices
Adding a device
Replacing a managed device
View all managed devices from the CLI
Changing the serial number from the CLI
Editing device information
Refreshing a device
Install policy package and device settings
Importing and exporting device lists
Import text file general format
ADOM file format
Device file format
Group file format
Metadata file format
String transliterations
Example text files
Setting unregistered device options
Configuring devices
Configuring a device
Firewall policy reordering on first installation
Configuring virtual domains (VDOMs)
Creating and editing virtual domains
Configuring inter-VDOM routing
Configuring VDOM resource limits
Configuring VDOM global resources
Device profiles
Working with device groups
Managing FortiGate chassis devices
Viewing chassis dashboard
Viewing the status of the FortiGate blades
Viewing the status of the power entry modules
Viewing fan tray status (FG-5140 and FG-5140B chassis only)
Viewing shelf manager status
Viewing shelf alarm panel (SAP) status
Using the CLI console for managed devices
FortiManager Wizards
Using the Add Device wizard
Launching the Add Device wizard
Add Device wizard options
Discover
Import device
Add model device
Add a device using the Add Device wizard (Discovery mode)
Add a VDOM
Add a device using the Add Device wizard (Add Model Device)
Using the install wizard
Launching the install wizard
Install policy package and device settings
Device selection
Validation
Installation
Installing Device Settings (Only)
Device selection
Validation
Installation
Import Policy wizard
Zone map
Policy phase
Object phase
Import phase
Summary phase
Using quick install
Installing Device Configurations
Checking device configuration status
Managing configuration revision history
Downloading and importing a configuration file
Comparing different configuration files
Policy & Objects
About policies
Policy theory
Global policy packages
Policy workflow
Provisioning new devices
Day-to-day management of devices
Managing policy packages
Lock an ADOM
Create a new policy package or folder
Remove a policy package or folder
Rename a policy package or folder
Assign a global policy package
Install a policy package
Export a policy package
Edit the installation targets for a policy package
Perform a policy consistency check
About objects and dynamic objects
Managing objects and dynamic objects
Lock an ADOM
Create a new object
Map a dynamic object
Remove an object
Edit an object
Clone an object
Search where an object is used
Search objects
Drag and drop objects
FortiToken configuration example
Advanced Features
Scripting
Configuring scripts
Run a script
Add a script
Edit a script
Clone a script
Delete a script
Export a script
Import a script
Script history
Configuring web portals
Creating a web portal
Configuring the web portal profile
Modifying the content and layout
Adding a logo
Portal preferences
Creating a portal user account
External users
Using the web portal
Reports
Templates
Configure report templates
Add report template content
Edit report template content
Calendar
Schedules
History
Advanced
Charts
Datasets
New dataset examples
Output profiles
Language
RTM Profiles
RTM Profiles
Assigning RTM profiles to devices.
Dashboards
Charts
View RTM data
Log View
Viewing log messages
Customizing the log view
Log details
Archive
Browsing log files
Importing a log file
Downloading a log file
Configuring rolling and uploading of device logs
FortiGuard Services
FortiGuard center
FortiGuard antivirus and IPS settings
FortiGuard antivirus and IPS settings
FortiGuard web and email filter settings
Override FortiGuard server
Connecting the built-in FDS to the FDN
Configuring devices to use the built-in FDS
Matching port settings
Handling connection attempts from unregistered devices
Configuring FortiGuard services
Enabling push updates
Enabling updates through a web proxy
Overriding default IP addresses and ports
FDN port numbers and protocols
Scheduling updates
Accessing public FortiGuard web and email filter servers
Logging events related to FortiGuard services
Logging FortiGuard antivirus and IPS updates
Logging FortiGuard web or email filter events
Restoring the URL or antispam database
High Availability
HA overview
Synchronizing the FortiManager configuration and HA heartbeat
If the primary unit or a backup unit fails
FortiManager HA cluster startup steps
Configuring HA options
General FortiManager HA configuration steps
Web-based Manager configuration steps
Monitoring HA status
Upgrading the FortiManager firmware for an operating cluster
FortiManager Firmware
Upgrading from FortiManager v5.0.0
General firmware upgrade steps
Upgrading from FortiManager v4.0 MR3
General firmware upgrade steps
Downgrading to previous firmware versions
Appendix A: FortiManager VM
FortiManager VM system requirements
Appendix B: Maximum Values
FortiManager maximum values
Change Log
Maximum Values