Register Your Fortigate Chassis And Modules - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001FA2 Installation Manual

Configuring the FortiGate for the Network

Register your FortiGate chassis and modules

FortiGate-5000 series Installation Guide
3 Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the FortiGate unit can
use to set its time and date.
4 Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the NTP server.
5 Select Apply.
After purchasing and installing a new FortiGate appliances, you can register them by
going to the System Update Support page, or using a web browser to connect to
http://support.fortinet.com and selecting Product Registration.
To register, enter your contact information and the serial numbers of the FortiGate
chassis and modules that you or your organization has purchased. You can register
multiple FortiGate products in a single session without re-entering your contact
information.
You can configure the FortiGate-5000 modules to automatically keep virus, grayware,
and attack definitions up to date.
To configure virus, attack, and spam definition updates
1 Go to System > Maintenance > Update Center.
2 Select Refresh to test the FortiGate-5000 module connectivity with the FortiProtect
Distribution Network (FDN).
To be able to connect to the FDN the FortiGate-5000 module default route must point
to a network such as the Internet to which a connection to the FDN can be
established.
If FortiProtect Distribution Network changes to Available, then the FortiGate-5000
module can connect to the FDN.
3 Select Scheduled Update and configure a schedule for receiving antivirus and attack
definition updates.
4 Select Apply.
5 You can also select Update Now to receive the latest virus and attack definition
updates.
For more information about FortiGate settings see the FortiGate Online Help or the
FortiGate Administration Guide.
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