Updating From The Cli; Scheduling Antivirus And Ips Updates From The Cli - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3016B Install Manual

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Updating from the CLI

You can update IPS signatures using the CLI interface.
Note: You can only update antivirus definitions from the web-based manager.
To update IPS signatures using the CLI
1 Log into the CLI.
2 Enter the following CLI command:
configure system autoupdate ips
set accept-recommended-settings enable
end

Scheduling antivirus and IPS updates from the CLI

You can schedule regular, automatic updates of antivirus and IPS signatures,
either from the web-based manager or the CLI.
To enable schedule updates from the web-based manager
1 Go to System > Maintenance > FortiGuard Center.
2 Select the blue arrow for AntiVirus and IPS Downloads to expand the options.
3 Select the Scheduled Update check box.
4 Select one of the following to check for and download updates.
Every
Daily
Weekly
5 Select Apply.
The FortiGate unit starts the next scheduled update according to the new update
schedule.
Whenever the FortiGate unit runs a scheduled update, the event is recorded in the
FortiGate event log.
To enable schedule updates from the CLI
1 Log into the CLI.
2 Enter the following command:
config system autoupdate schedule
set day
set frequency
set status
set time
end
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Once every 1 to 23 hours. Select the number of hours and
minutes between each update request.
Once a day. You can specify the time of day to check for updates.
Once a week. You can specify the day of the week and time of day
to check for updates.
Configuring
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