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6 Fortinet Inc.
Virus and attack definitions updates and registration ..................................... 91
Updating antivirus and attack definitions .......................................................................... 91
Connecting to the FortiResponse Distribution Network ................................................ 92
Configuring scheduled updates .................................................................................... 93
Configuring update logging ........................................................................................... 94
Adding an override server............................................................................................. 95
Manually updating antivirus and attack definitions........................................................ 95
Configuring push updates ............................................................................................. 95
Push updates through a NAT device ............................................................................ 96
Scheduled updates through a proxy server ................................................................ 100
Registering FortiGate units ............................................................................................. 101
FortiCare Service Contracts........................................................................................ 101
Registering the FortiGate unit ..................................................................................... 102
Updating registration information .................................................................................... 104
Recovering a lost Fortinet support password.............................................................. 104
Viewing the list of registered FortiGate units .............................................................. 104
Registering a new FortiGate unit ................................................................................ 105
Adding or changing a FortiCare Support Contract number......................................... 105
Changing your Fortinet support password .................................................................. 106
Changing your contact information or security question ............................................. 106
Downloading virus and attack definitions updates ...................................................... 106
Registering a FortiGate unit after an RMA...................................................................... 107
Network configuration....................................................................................... 109
Configuring interfaces ..................................................................................................... 109
Viewing the interface list ............................................................................................. 110
Bringing up an interface .............................................................................................. 110
Changing an interface static IP address ..................................................................... 110
Adding a secondary IP address to an interface .......................................................... 110
Adding a ping server to an interface ........................................................................... 111
Controlling management access to an interface......................................................... 111
Configuring traffic logging for connections to an interface .......................................... 112
Configuring the external interface with a static IP address ......................................... 112
Configuring the external interface for DHCP............................................................... 112
Configuring the external interface for PPPoE ............................................................. 113
Changing the external interface MTU size to improve network performance ............. 113
Configuring the management interface (Transparent mode) ...................................... 114
Adding DNS server IP addresses ................................................................................... 115
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