Enabling the Advanced Bot Protection connector
After you have registered your FortiADC as a connector device in FortiGuard ABP, you can connect your FortiADC to the FortiGuard ABP server via the Fabric connector.
The Advanced Bot Protection connector can only be enabled and disabled, no further configuration is required. Once enabled and successfully connected, the Advanced Bot Protection module becomes available under the Web Application Firewall menu in the GUI.
Before you begin:
- You must have a valid FortiGuard Advanced Bot Protection license.
- You must have registered your FortiADC as a connector device in FortiGuard ABP. For details, see Obtaining the Application ID from the FortiGuard ABP User Portal.
To enable the Advanced Bot Protection connector:
- Go to Security Fabric > Fabric Connectors.
- Under Other Fortinet Products section, locate the Advanced Bot Protection connector.
- Enable the Advanced Bot Protection connector. Once the connector is enabled, the connection status will display.
The Advanced Bot Protection connector is ready when the status is Connected.
- The
and 
icons indicate whether the Advanced Bot Protection connector has successfully connected to the FortiGuard ABP server. Hover over the Advanced Bot Protection connector to see the status details. The table below lists the possible connection statuses for the Advanced Bot Protection connector. -
Icon
ABP connector status
Guidelines
Connected
The FortiADC is successfully connected to to the FortiGuard ABP server.
Account license invalid The FortiGuard ABP license is not valid. Please verify your license details or contact Fortinet Support.
Couldn't connect to server Unable to connect to the FortiGuard ABP server. Please check your network settings.
Couldn't resolve hostname Unable to resolve the hostname of the FortiGuard ABP server. Please check your network settings.
No available SN cert The device does not have an available SN certificate. Please check your local certificate.
No available CA cert The device does not have an available CA certificate. Please check your CA certificate.
Problem with the local certificate An error occurred with the remote server certificate. Please check your local certificate.
SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
An error occurred with the remote server certificate involving the SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key. Please check your local certificate.
Once the Advanced Bot Protection fabric connector is successfully connected, the Advanced Bot Protection module becomes available under the Web Application Firewall menu in the GUI.
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If you want to disable the Advanced Bot Protection connector, the following settings will be impacted:
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