Since FortiOS 7.4.2 it is possible to log into your FortiGate WebAdmin locally or via the remote management feature in the FortiGate Cloud using the FortiCloud IAM credentials. The configuration procedure is quite simple and documented in this Fortinet KB article. A very important detail from this article is the…
SD-WAN is a cool feature to configure redundant internet access. But it was designed with load-balancing in mind and this brings some challenges to specific use cases. As an example, while you can use SD-WAN rules to define the preferred path for a specific application/system, it won’t prevent that the…
We are happy to present you the new cheat sheet for FortiOS version 7.4.If you have an idea for the cheat sheet, please let us know in the comments. (Updated to v1.2, 17.02.2025) We wish you good luck with troubleshooting.
PAN-OS Root and Default Certificate are going to expire on December 31, 2023 which will make Firewalls and Panorama to lose connectivity to Palo Alto Networks cloud services.This will potentially cause outages and impact network traffic.
Limited throughput on network devices is a common problem. We handle a lot of cases with thtroughput issues and have written a guide on how we recommend to start troubleshooting in such cases.
Traffic can be UTM inspected on the FortiGate either flow-based or proxy-based. Both inspection modes have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore it is very important to use the right inspection mode for the concerning purpose.
There are issues with some drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 when using IPsec VPN. The IPsec tunnel cannot be established. On both operating systems the issue is related to the driver of the network card. The problematic driver was deployed via Windows Update. In many cases the network…
Last Update: 25. March 2026 The Proofpoint Essentials email security product has been growing in popularity for some time. This is not least because Proofpoint Essentials is easy to set up, offers a simple and clear web interface for administration and covers most standard Swiss SMB email scenarios very well….
FortiSwitches bieten eine breite Plattform von Netzwerk-Switches, die speziell für die Anforderungen von Unternehmen entwickelt wurden. Sie bieten nicht nur eine hervorragende Netzwerkleistung und -zuverlässigkeit, sondern auch fortschrittliche Sicherheitsfunktionen, die den Schutz Ihres Netzwerks verbessern. In diesem Blog-Artikel werden wir uns genauer mit den Funktionen und Vorteilen der Fortinet FortiSwitches…
Bei älteren Konfigurationen ist die FortiLink-Schnittstelle häufig noch als Hardware-Switch konfiguriert. Erst in neueren Versionen ist es als Aggregate-Interface vorkonfiguriert. Leider gibt es seitens Hersteller bis jetzt keine Dokumentation, wie der Typ geändert werden kann. Einige Hintergründe zu entsprechenden Anfragen: Lösungswege Wir empfehlen folgende zwei Varianten, wie der FortiLink im…
