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Changing unit information
System status
To change FortiGate host name
The FortiGate host name appears on the Status page and in the FortiGate CLI
prompt. The host name is also used as the SNMP system name. For information
about the SNMP system name, see
“SNMP” on page 97
.
The default host name is FortiGate-100A.
1
Go to
System > Status > Status
.
2
In the Host Name field of the Unit Information section, select Change.
3
In the New Name field, type a new host name.
4
Select OK.
The new host name is displayed in the Host Name field, and in the CLI prompt, and is
added to the SNMP System Name.
To update the firmware version
For information on updating the firmware, see
“Changing the FortiGate firmware” on
page 33
.
To update the antivirus definitions manually
1
Download the latest antivirus definitions update file from Fortinet and copy it to the
computer that you use to connect to the web-based manager.
2
Start the web-based manager and go to
System > Status > Status
.
3
In the Antivirus Definitions field of the Unit Information section, select Update.
4
In the Update File field, type the path and filename for the antivirus definitions update
file, or select Browse and locate the antivirus definitions update file.
5
Select OK to copy the antivirus definitions update file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit updates the antivirus definitions. This takes about 1 minute.
6
Go to
System > Status
to confirm that the Antivirus Definitions Version information
has updated.
To update the attack definitions manually
1
Download the latest attack definitions update file from Fortinet and copy it to the
computer that you use to connect to the web-based manager.
2
Start the web-based manager and go to
System > Status > Status
.
Note:
If the FortiGate unit is part of an HA cluster, you should set a unique name to distinguish
the unit from others in the cluster.
Note:
For information about configuring the FortiGate unit for automatic antivirus definitions
updates, see
“Update center” on page 118
.
Note:
For information about configuring the FortiGate unit for automatic attack definitions
updates, see
“Update center” on page 118
.
Summary of Contents for FortiGate 100A
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Page 80: ...80 01 28007 0068 20041203 Fortinet Inc DHCP IP MAC binding settings System DHCP ...
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Page 232: ...232 01 28007 0068 20041203 Fortinet Inc Profile CLI configuration Firewall ...
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Page 338: ...338 01 28007 0068 20041203 Fortinet Inc Configuring the banned word list Spam filter ...
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