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FortiShield options
Configuring the FortiShield cache
FortiGate-5000 series Administration Guide
Use the procedure
FortiShield in a protection profile.
If you have ordered FortiShield through Fortinet technical support or are using the free
30-day trial, you only need to enable the service to start configuring and using
FortiShield.
Figure 177:FortiShield configuration
You can configure or view the following settings for the FortiShield service:
Enable Service Select to enable the FortiShield service.
Status
Select Check Status to test the connection to the FortiShield server. Status
should change from a flashing red/yellow indicator to a solid green indicator
when the server is contacted successfully.
License Type
The FortiShield license type.
Expiration
The date the FortiShield license expires.
Enable Cache
Select to enable caching the FortiShield IP address and URL block lists.
Enabling the cache can improve performance because the FortiGate unit
does not need to access the server each time the same IP address or URL
appears as the source of an email. The cache is configured to use 6% of the
of the FortiGate RAM. When the cache is full, the least recently used IP
address or URL is deleted.
TTL
Time to live. The number of seconds to store blocked IP addresses and
URLs in the cache before contacting the server again.
1
Go to Spam Filter > FortiShield.
2
Select Check status to make sure the FortiGate unit can access the FortiShield
server.
After a moment, the FortiShield status should change from Unknown to Available. If
the FortiShield status is unavailable, wait and try again.
3
Enable and set a TTL (time to live) for the cache.
4
Select Apply.
You can now enable FortiShield for any firewall protection profile you create. See
"Configuring spam filtering options" on page
Once you select Apply, the FortiShield license type and expiration date appears on
the configuration screen (Spam Filter > FortiShield).
"Configuring spam filtering options" on page 237
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FortiShield
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