FortiManager features
FortiManager provides the following features:
• Provides easy centralized configuration, policy-based provisioning, update management and end-to-end network monitoring for your Fortinet installation,
• Manage up to 10 000 devices and virtual domains (VDOMs) from a single FortiManager interface,
• Segregate management of large deployments easily and securely by grouping devices and agents into geographic or functional administrative domains (ADOMs),
• Reduce your management burden and operational costs with fast device and agent provisioning, detailed revision tracking, and thorough auditing capabilities,
• Easily manage complex mesh and star VPN environments while leveraging FortiManager as a local distribution point for software and policy updates,
• Seamless integration with FortiAnalyzer appliances provides in-depth discovery, analysis, prioritization and reporting of network security events,
• Quickly create and modify policies/objects with a consolidated, drag and drop enabled, in-view editor,
• Script and automate device provisioning, policy pushing, etc. with JSON APIs or build custom web portals with the XML API,
• Delineate and constrain management responsibilities by implementing role-based administration,
• Leverage powerful device profiles for mass provisioning and configuration of managed devices,
• Centrally control firmware upgrades and content security updates from FortiGuard Labs,
• Deploy with either a physical hardware appliance or virtual machine with multiple options to dynamically increase storage
FortiManager system architecture emphasizes reliability, scalability, ease of use, and easy integration with third-party systems.
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