SD WAN with FortiGate – Explained
Introduction Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) is a buzzword that seems to be here for the long haul. It carries the same longevity...
Category: Network Security
Category of all network security related posts
Using Syslog-NG to send Fortinet Logs to Splunk
Introduction As a network security professional, we are constantly tasked with continuous monitoring of different types of network equipment. This could be things like...
Rapid Topology Deployment with Proxmox
One of the benefits of using Proxmox is the ability to perform management functions via a built-in CLI utility. For a recap of this...
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...
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...
