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FortiBridge

FortiManager

About this document

Document conventions

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FortiBridge™ products are designed to provide enterprise organizations with
continuous network traffic flow in the event of a power outage or a FortiGate
system failure. The FortiBridge unit bypasses the FortiGate unit to make sure that
the network can continue processing traffic. FortiBridge products are easy to use
and deploy, and you can customize the actions a FortiBridge unit takes when a
power failure or a FortiGate system failure occurs.
The FortiManager™ system is designed to meet the needs of large enterprises
(including managed security service providers) responsible for establishing and
maintaining security policies across many dispersed FortiGate installations. With
this system, you can configure multiple FortiGate devices and monitor their status.
You can also view real-time and historical logs for the FortiGate devices, including
updating firmware images of managed FortiGate devices. The FortiManager
System emphasizes ease of use, including easy integration with third party
systems.
This document explains how to install and configure your FortiGate unit onto your
network. This document also includes how to install and upgrade new firmware
versions on your FortiGate unit.
This document contains the following chapters:
• Installing the FortiGate unit
FortiGate unit.
• Factory defaults – Provides the factory default settings for the FortiGate unit.
• Configuring the FortiGate unit
of the FortiGate unit and how to integrate the FortiGate unit into your network.
• FortiGate Firmware – Describes how to install, update, restore and test
firmware for the FortiGate device.
The following document conventions are used in this guide:
• In the examples, private IP addresses are used for both private and public IP
addresses.
• Notes and Cautions are used to provide important information:
Note: Highlights useful additional information.
Caution: Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or
undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment.
FortiGate-3000 and FortiGate-3600 FortiOS 3.0MR4 Install Guide
– Describes setting up and powering on a
– Provides an overview of the operating modes
Introduction
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