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    • Administration Guide

    Home FortiDeceptor 1.1.0 Administration Guide
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    Monitor Deception Status

    Monitor Deception Status

    The Deception Status page shows the status of the decoys deployed on your network.

    To view the Deception Status:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. The following information is shown:
      Action Click View to view the decoy. Click Start or Stop to start or stop the decoy. Click Delete to delete the decoy.
      Status The current status of the decoy is shown as Running, Stopped, or Cannot Start. If the Deception VM cannot start, hover over the VM to see the reason for failure to start.
      Name Name of the decoy.
      OS Operating system of the decoy whether Ubuntu or Windows.
      VM The name of the Deception VM.
      Enabled Decoys The number of decoys enabled on this VM.
      IP The IP address of the Deception VM.
      Network Type Shows if the IP address is Static or Dynamic.

      DNS

      Shows the DNS.

      Gateway

      Shows the gateway.

    To delete one or more Deception VMs:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select the Deception VM.
    3. Click Delete.
    4. Click OK.
    To start one or more Deception VM:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select one or more Deception VMs that are stopped.
    3. Click Start.
    To stop one or more Deception VMs:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select one or more Deception VMs that are running.
    3. Click Stop.

    It is recommended to operate the Deception VMs with the same status for expected behavior.

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    Monitor Deception Status

    Monitor Deception Status

    The Deception Status page shows the status of the decoys deployed on your network.

    To view the Deception Status:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. The following information is shown:
      Action Click View to view the decoy. Click Start or Stop to start or stop the decoy. Click Delete to delete the decoy.
      Status The current status of the decoy is shown as Running, Stopped, or Cannot Start. If the Deception VM cannot start, hover over the VM to see the reason for failure to start.
      Name Name of the decoy.
      OS Operating system of the decoy whether Ubuntu or Windows.
      VM The name of the Deception VM.
      Enabled Decoys The number of decoys enabled on this VM.
      IP The IP address of the Deception VM.
      Network Type Shows if the IP address is Static or Dynamic.

      DNS

      Shows the DNS.

      Gateway

      Shows the gateway.

    To delete one or more Deception VMs:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select the Deception VM.
    3. Click Delete.
    4. Click OK.
    To start one or more Deception VM:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select one or more Deception VMs that are stopped.
    3. Click Start.
    To stop one or more Deception VMs:
    1. Go to Deception > Deception Status.
    2. Select one or more Deception VMs that are running.
    3. Click Stop.

    It is recommended to operate the Deception VMs with the same status for expected behavior.

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