Manual Attack Definition Updates; Displaying The Fortigate Serial Number; Displaying The Fortigate Up Time; Backing Up System Settings - Fortinet FortiGate 100 Installation & Configuration Manual

System status

Manual attack definition updates

Displaying the FortiGate serial number

Displaying the FortiGate up time

Backing up system settings

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5 Select OK to copy the antivirus definitions update file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit updates the antivirus definitions. This takes about 1 minute.
6 Go to System > Status to confirm that the Antivirus Definitions Version information
has been updated.
The System > Status page of the FortiGate web-based manager displays the current
installed versions of the FortiGate Attack Definitions used by the Network Intrusion
Detection System (NIDS). You can use the following procedure to update the attack
definitions manually.
Note: To configure the FortiGate unit for automatic attack definitions updates, see
attack definitions updates and registration" on page
definitions update by going to System > Update and selecting Update Now.
1 Download the latest attack definitions update file from Fortinet and copy it to the
computer that you use to connect to the web-based manager.
2 Start the web-based manager and go to System > Status.
3 To the right of the Attack Definitions Version, select Definitions Update
4 Enter the path and filename for the attack definitions update file, or select Browse and
locate the attack definitions update file.
5 Select OK to copy the attack definitions update file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit updates the attack definitions. This takes about 1 minute.
6 Go to System > Status to confirm that the Attack Definitions Version information has
been updated.
1 Go to System > Status.
The serial number is displayed in the System Status page of the web-based manager.
The serial number is specific to the FortiGate unit and does not change with firmware
upgrades.
1 Go to System > Status.
The FortiGate up time displays the time in days, hours, and minutes since the
FortiGate unit was last started.
You can back up system settings by downloading them to a text file on the
management computer:
1 Go to System > Status.
Installing and using a backup firmware image
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