Summary of enhancements
The following is a list of enhancements in FortiManager v5.0.0:
• Added the ability to configure SSL VPN portals
• Added the ability to postpone the promotion of selected unregistered devices
• Administrative domain mode - global view
• Assign and install global policy packages
• Bind a zone to an address
• Configure device profiles
• Configuration status indicator that the FortiGate configuration was auto-updated
• Device Import Wizard improvements for all VDOMs
• Device Manager module layout improvements
• Extend workspace to entire ADOM
Lock ADOMs to prevent other administrators from making changes.
This feature is available in the Device Manager and Policy & Objects modules.
• FortiManager IPv6 support
• FortiOS SSL VPN profile management
• FortiToken activation and monitoring
Query, activate, and monitor FortiTokens associated to a FortiGate device directly from the FortiManager Web-based Manager.
• Global view mode
• High Availability slave notification in Web-based Manager
• High Availability takeover without reboot
• Import objects that are not used by a firewall policy
• IPv6 support
• Java client graphical topology manager
• Java client usage statistics
• JSON API improvements
• Log viewer module
• Notification of High Availability slave status
• Policy & Objects module dual pane layout
• Policy package granularity for administrator access
The admin profile configuration has become more granular. You can specify the access level the administrator is granted at a Global, and ADOM level.
• Policy package status
• Quick install option
• Reports module and template
Select the Reports tab to configure device reports. You can customize report charts. You can schedule reports to run against specific devices and device groups.
• SCP+ certificate for configuration backup
• Web-based script manager improvements
• Single interface zones
You can now configure single interface zones and non-single interface zones.
• Support the FortiOS object list
• User accepted auto-sync
• XML API extension for global zone.