Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Guide

DoS sensors Intrusion Protection
FortiGate Version 4.0 MR1 Administration Guide
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Viewing the DoS sensor list
To view the anomaly list, go to UTM > Intrusion Protection > DoS Sensor.
Figure 325: The DoS sensor list
Configuring DoS sensors
Because an improperly configured DoS sensor can interfere with network traffic, no DoS
sensors are present on a factory default FortiGate unit. You must create your own and
then select them in a DoS policy before they will take effect. Thresholds for newly created
sensors are preset with recommended values that you can adjust to meet the needs of
your network.
To configure DoS sensors, go to UTM > Intrusion Protection > DoS Sensor. Select the Edit
icon of an existing DoS sensor, or select Create New to create a new DoS sensor.
Create New Add a new DoS sensor to the bottom of the list.
ID A unique identifier for each DoS sensor. The ID does not indicate the
sequence in which the sensors examine network traffic.
Status Select to enable the DoS sensor.
Name The DoS sensor name.
Comments An optional description of the DoS sensor.
Delete Delete the DoS sensor.
Edit icon Edit the following information: Action, Severity, and Threshold.
Insert DoS Sensor
before icon
Create a new DoS sensor before the current sensor.
Move To icon Move the current DoS sensor to another position in the list. After
selecting this icon, enter the destination position in the window that
appears, and select OK.
Delete
Edit
Insert DoS Sensor before
Move To
Note: It is important to know normal and expected network traffic before changing the
default anomaly thresholds. Setting the thresholds too low could cause false positives, and
setting the thresholds too high could allow otherwise avoidable attacks.
Note: You can configure NAC quarantine for DoS sensors from the FortiGate CLI. For
more information, see “Configuring NAC quarantine” on page 679.

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Throughput	Varies by model
Interfaces	Varies by model
Concurrent Sessions	Varies by model
VPN Support	Yes
High Availability	Yes
Firewall Throughput	Varies by model
VPN Throughput	Varies by model
IPS Throughput	Varies by model
NGFW Throughput	Varies by model
Threat Protection Throughput	Varies by model
New Sessions per Second	Varies by model
Power Supply	Varies by model
Security Features	Firewall, IPS, Application Control, Web Filtering, Antivirus, VPN
Virtual Domains	Yes
Form Factor	Desktop, Rackmount