Increasing Operational Efficiency in Proxmox with PVESH
While Proxmox has a very intuitive WebGUI, it can prove to be tedious when making many different system level changes in short order. It...
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Automatically Provision FortiGate VM with Cloud-Init in Proxmox
Have you ever cared to deploy a FortiGate virtual machine in your favorite hypervisor (Proxmox, of course) but dreaded the need of completing the...
Central NAT Table in FortiOS
In a previous post, I covered the default behavior for Network Address Translation (NAT) in FortiOS. However, understanding that there are, quite often, some...
Network Address Translation in FortiOS (Part 2)
Configuring NAT in FortiOS This article is a continuation of the introduction to Network Address Translation. Please see this link for the previous post....
Network Address Translation in FortiOS (Part 1)
Network Address Translation (NAT) is a fundamental concept when it comes to network security. In this two-part series, I will cover a general overview...
Scheduled Configuration Rollback
How often have you been working on a FortiGate remotely and you want to make a change but are terrified you will lock yourself...
Enhancing Content Filtering with Transparent Proxy in FortiOS
Introduction It is common to use the FortiGate as a web proxy for enterprise environments. The default behavior of the web-filter is to match...
Using Variable Modifiers with CLI Templates
In a previous blog post, the ability to leverage CLI scripts with variables was explained. This served as an introduction to the feature but...
Simplifying FortiGate Deployment using FortiManager Scripting with Variables
The ability to use CLI scripts from the FortiManager provides a massive benefit when dealing with the configuration and deployment of firewalls on a...
Zero(ish) Touch Provisioning – Connect to FortiManager via the DHCP Option
As with the other related Zero Touch Provisioning blogs, the baseline article around configuring the FortiManager should be reviewed in order to fully understand...
