Some menus may not initially appear on your FortiGate, while others only appear on certain FortiGate models or when certain features/modes are enabled. If there is a menu you believe your FortiGate model supports that does not appear in the web-based manager as expected, go to System > Config > Features and ensure the feature is turned on. For more information, see “Feature settings”. |
System | Configure system settings, such as network interfaces, virtual domains (VDOMs), DNS services, administrators, certificates, High Availability (HA), system time, set system options, and set display options on the web-based manager. The System menu also contains the Status and FortiView dashboards. For more information, see “Dashboards”. |
Router | Configure static, dynamic and multicast routing and view the router monitor. On certain FortiGate models, routing is configured by going to System > Network > Routing. |
Policy & Objects | Configure firewall policies, protocol options, the Central NAT Table, and supporting content for policies including scheduling, services, traffic shapers, addresses, virtual IP and load balancing. |
Security Profiles | Configure antivirus and email filtering, web filtering, intrusion protection, data leak prevention, application control, VOIP, ICAP and Client Reputation. |
VPN | Configure IPsec and SSL virtual private networking. |
User & Device | Configure user accounts and user authentication including external authentication servers.This menu also includes endpoint security features, such as FortiClient configuration and application detection patterns. |
WAN Opt. & Cache | Configure WAN optimization and web caching to improve performance and security of traffic passing between locations on your wide area network (WAN) or from the Internet to your web servers. |
WiFi Controller | Configure the unit to act as a wireless network controller, managing the wireless Access Point (AP) functionality of FortiWiFi and FortiAP units. On certain FortiGate models, this menu is called WiFi & Switch Controller and has additional features allowing for FortiSwitch units to be managed by the FortiGate. |
Log & Report | Configure logging and alert email as well as reports. View log messages and reports. |
Current VDOM | This menu only appears when VDOMs are enabled on the unit and is used to switch between VDOMs. |