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WAN optimization and web caching Frequently asked questions about FortiGate WAN optimization

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WAN optimization and web

caching

You can use FortiGate WAN optimization and web caching to improve performance and

security of traffic passing between locations on your wide are network (WAN) or from the

Internet to your web servers. This section describes how FortiGate WAN optimization and

web caching works and also describes how to configure WAN optimization and web

caching.

If you enable virtual domains (VDOMs) on the FortiGate unit, WAN optimization is

available separately for each virtual domain. For details, see “Using virtual domains” on

page 103.

This section describes:

• Frequently asked questions about FortiGate WAN optimization

• Overview of FortiGate WAN optimization

• Configuring WAN optimization

• Configuring a WAN optimization rule

• Web caching

• Client/server or active passive WAN optimization

• Peer to peer WAN optimization

• Protocol optimization

• Byte caching

• SSL offloading for WAN optimization and web caching

• Secure tunnelling

• WAN optimization with FortiClient

• Configuring WAN optimization storage

• WAN optimization and HA

• Configuring peers

• Configuring authentication groups

• Monitoring WAN optimization

• Changing web cache settings

Frequently asked questions about FortiGate WAN optimization

Q: Which FortiGate models support WAN optimization?

A: WAN optimization is supported on the following models:

• FortiGate-51B and 111C

• FortiGate-310B

• FortiGate-620B

• FortiGate-3016B