Manual Virus Definition Updates - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-50R Installation And Configuration Manual

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Manual virus definition updates

FortiGate-50R Installation and Configuration Guide
Note: The local IP address is only used to download the firmware image. After the firmware is
installed the address of this interface is changed back to the default IP address for this interface.
The following message appears:
Enter File Name [image.out]:
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Enter the firmware image file name and press Enter.
The TFTP server uploads the firmware image file to the FortiGate unit and messages
similar to the following appear.
FortiGate unit running v2.x BIOS
Do You Want To Save The Image? [Y/n]
Type N.
FortiGate unit running v3.x BIOS
Save as Default firmware/Run image without saving:[D/R]
Type R.
The FortiGate image is installed to system memory and the FortiGate starts running
the new firmware image but with its current configuration.
You can login to the CLI or the web-based manager using any administrative account.
To confirm that the new firmware image has been loaded, from the CLI enter:
get system status
You can test the new firmware image as required.
The System > Status page of the FortiGate web-based manager displays the current
installed versions of the FortiGate Antivirus Definitions. You can use the following
procedure to update the antivirus definitions manually.
Note: To configure the FortiGate unit for automatic antivirus definitions updates, see
attack definitions updates and registration" on page
antivirus definitions update by going to System > Update and selecting Update Now.
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Download the latest antivirus definitions update file from Fortinet and copy it to the
computer that you use to connect to the web-based manager.
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Start the web-based manager and go to System > Status.
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To the right of the Antivirus Definitions Version, select Definitions Update
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Enter the path and filename for the antivirus definitions update file, or select Browse
and locate the antivirus definitions update file.
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Select OK to copy the antivirus definitions update file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit updates the antivirus definitions. This takes about 1 minute.
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Go to System > Status to confirm that the Antivirus Definitions Version information
has been updated.
Manual virus definition updates
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