Updating Antivirus And Ips Signatures; Updating Antivirus And Ips Signatures From The Web-Based Manager - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100A Install Manual

Configuring the FortiGate unit
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Updating antivirus and IPS signatures

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Set the hour, minute, second, month, day, and year as required.
Select OK.
Note: If you choose the option Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes, the
system time must be manually adjusted after daylight savings time ends.
To use NTP to set the FortiGate date and time
Go to System > Status.
Under System Information > System Time, select Change.
Select Synchronize with NTP Server to configure the FortiGate unit to use NTP to
automatically set the system time and date.
Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the FortiGate unit
can use to set its time and date.
Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the NTP
server.
Select OK.
You can configure the FortiGate unit to connect to the FortiGuard Distribution
Network (FDN) to update the antivirus (including grayware), antispam and IPS
attack definitions.
The FDN is a world wide network of FortiGuard Distribution Servers (FDS). When
the FortiGate unit connects to the FDN, it connects to the nearest FDS. To do this,
all FortiGate units are programmed with a list of FDS addresses sorted by nearest
time zone according to the time zone configured for the FortiGate unit.
You can update your antivirus and IPS signatures using the web-based manager
or the CLI. Before you can begin receiving updates, you must register your
FortiGate unit from the Fortinet web page.
Note: Update AV and IPS signatures on a regular basis. If you do not update AV and IPS
signatures regularly, the FortiGate unit can become vulnerable to new viruses.
After registering your FortiGate unit, verify the FortiGate unit can connect to the
FDN:
• Check that the FortiGate unit's system time is correct.
• From the web-based manager, select refresh from the FortiGuard Center.
If you cannot connect to the FDN, follow the procedure for registering your
FortiGate unit and try again or see
Updating antivirus and IPS signatures from the web-based
manager
After you have registered your FortiGate unit, you can update antivirus and IPS
signatures using the web-based manager. The FortiGuard Center enables you to
receive push updates, allow push update to a specific IP address, and schedule
updates for daily, weekly, or hourly intervals.
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