Configuring The Fortigate Unit For Fdn And Fortiguard Subscription Services - Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Manual

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FortiGuard Antispam service
FortiGuard Web Filtering service
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Configuring the FortiGate unit for FDN and FortiGuard subscription services

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FortiGuard Antispam is an antispam system from Fortinet that includes an IP address
black list, a URL black list, spam filtering tools, contained in an antispam rule set that is
downloaded to the FortiGate unit. The IP address black list contains IP addresses of email
servers known to generate spam. The URL black list contains URLs that are found in
spam email.
FortiGuard Antispam processes are completely automated and configured by Fortinet.
With constant monitoring and dynamic updates, FortiGuard Antispam is always current.
You can either enable or disable FortiGuard Antispam in the Firewall menu in a protection
profile. For more information, see
Every FortiGate unit comes with a free 30-day FortiGuard Antispam trial license.
FortiGuard Antispam license management is performed by Fortinet servers; there is no
need to enter a license number. The FortiGate unit automatically contacts a FortiGuard
Antispam service point when enabling FortiGuard Antispam. Contact Fortinet Technical
support to renew the FortiGuard Antispam license after the free trial expires.
You can globally enable FortiGuard Antispam in System > Maintenance > FortiGuard and
then configure Spam Filtering options in each firewall protection profile in Firewall >
Protection Profile. For more information, see
FortiGuard Web Filtering is a managed web filtering solution provided by Fortinet.
FortiGuard Web Filtering sorts hundreds of millions of web pages into a wide range of
categories users can allow, block, or monitor. The FortiGate unit accesses the nearest
FortiGuard Web Filtering service point to determine the category of a requested web
page, then follows the firewall policy configured for that user or interface.
Every FortiGate unit comes with a free 30-day FortiGuard Web Filtering trial license.
FortiGuard license management is performed by Fortinet servers. There is no need to
enter a license number. The FortiGate unit automatically contacts a FortiGuard service
point when enabling FortiGuard category blocking. Contact Fortinet Technical Support to
renew a FortiGuard license after the free trial.
You can globally enable FortiGuard Web Filtering in System > Maintenance > FortiGuard
and then configure FortiGuard Web Filtering options for each profile in Firewall >
Protection Profiles. For more information, see
page 495.
FortiGuard Analysis & Management Service is a subscription-based service that provides
remote management services, including logging and reporting capabilities for all FortiGate
units. These services were previously available only on FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager
units.
The subscription-based service is available from the FortiGuard Analysis & Management
Service portal web site, which provides a central location for configuring logging and
reporting and remote management, and for viewing subscription contract information,
such as daily quota and the expiry date of the service.
FDN updates, as well as FortiGuard services, are configured in System > Maintenance >
FortiGuard. The FDN page contains four sections of FortiGuard services:
• Support Contract and FortiGuard Subscription Services
"Email Filtering options" on page
"Email Filtering options" on page
"FortiGuard Web Filtering options" on
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