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Administration Guide

FortiGuard

FortiGuard

To view and configure FortiGuard connections, go to System > Administration > FortiGuard. The FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) page provides information and configuration settings for FortiGuard subscription services. For more information about FortiGuard services, see the FortiGuard web page.

Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply them:

FortiGuard Subscription Services
Messaging Service The data to which the messaging service license is valid.
SMS messages The total number of allowed SMS messages, and the number of messages that have been used.
FortiGuard Proxy Server
Enable FortiGuard proxy server

If enabled, communication with FortiGuard servers will go through this proxy server.

Enter the proxy server's address, port, and optionally specify a Username and Password for user authentication.

FortiToken Hardware Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to update.fortiguard.net by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).
FortiToken Mobile Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to fortitokenmobile.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).
Activation timeout The activation timeout in hours, from 1 - 168 hours (or seven days).
Token size The token size, either 6 (set by default) or 8.
Token algorithm Time-based One-time Password (TOTP, set by default) or Hash-based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm.
Time step The time step, either 60 (set by default) or 30.
Require PIN

Select whether or not to require a PIN, or to enforce a mandatory PIN.

When set to Required (set by default), the user has the option to set a PIN, but doesn't have to set one. However, a user must set a PIN when set to Enforced, which cannot be deleted.

PIN Length The PIN length, either 8, 6, or 4 (set by default).
FTM trial license activation Option to disable the FortiAuthenticator device's free trial FortiToken Mobile licenses.
FortiGuard Messaging Service

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to msgctrl1.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

FortiGuard

To view and configure FortiGuard connections, go to System > Administration > FortiGuard. The FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) page provides information and configuration settings for FortiGuard subscription services. For more information about FortiGuard services, see the FortiGuard web page.

Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply them:

FortiGuard Subscription Services
Messaging Service The data to which the messaging service license is valid.
SMS messages The total number of allowed SMS messages, and the number of messages that have been used.
FortiGuard Proxy Server
Enable FortiGuard proxy server

If enabled, communication with FortiGuard servers will go through this proxy server.

Enter the proxy server's address, port, and optionally specify a Username and Password for user authentication.

FortiToken Hardware Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to update.fortiguard.net by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).
FortiToken Mobile Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to fortitokenmobile.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).
Activation timeout The activation timeout in hours, from 1 - 168 hours (or seven days).
Token size The token size, either 6 (set by default) or 8.
Token algorithm Time-based One-time Password (TOTP, set by default) or Hash-based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm.
Time step The time step, either 60 (set by default) or 30.
Require PIN

Select whether or not to require a PIN, or to enforce a mandatory PIN.

When set to Required (set by default), the user has the option to set a PIN, but doesn't have to set one. However, a user must set a PIN when set to Enforced, which cannot be deleted.

PIN Length The PIN length, either 8, 6, or 4 (set by default).
FTM trial license activation Option to disable the FortiAuthenticator device's free trial FortiToken Mobile licenses.
FortiGuard Messaging Service

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to msgctrl1.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).