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Getting started with FortiGate Cloud

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Getting started with FortiGate Cloud

After activating your FortiCloud SSO account and ensuring that you have met all requirements in Requirements, go to one of the following to access FortiGate Cloud:

Region

URL

Global

https://forticloud.com

Europe

https://europe.forticloud.com

U.S.

https://us.forticloud.com

Japan

https://jp.forticloud.com

When you initially log in to the FortiGate Cloud portal, the login page displays. The login page displays all accounts that you have access to. The page lists regions that each account can access. You can also search for an account using the serial number of a FortiGate deployed on that account. Click the Access link beside the desired account.

To initially activate the new layout, you can enable the New Layout toggle in Account Setting. The portal reloads with the new layout. If desired, you can toggle back to the legacy layout.

If the FortiGate Cloud account does not have a FortiCloud ID or does not exist in FortiCare, FortiGate Cloud displays a registration dialog when you log in to the account. After you enter all required information and click Register, the account is registered to FortiCloud.

After you access the desired account, the FortiGate Cloud portal displays the Assets page. You can access notifications regarding maintenance, multitenancy expiration, and unregistered devices from the FortiCloud banner at the top of the page. You can access FortiGate Cloud documentation from the ? icon on the lower banner.

The Assets page displays the list of devices that are currently deployed to FortiGate Cloud. From the left pane, you can access other options including scripts, reporting, and account settings features.

The following describes the portal options available from the left pane:

Option

Description

Assets

Assets displays a list of devices that are currently deployed to FortiGate Cloud. For details on actions available in Assets, see Assets.

Analytics

Create and alter report configurations and their settings. These report configurations are available for all deployed devices. See Report configurations.

Management

Create script files to check device status or get bulk configuration information quickly. See Management.

Sandbox

View Sandbox scan results. See Sandbox.

Inventory

View a centralized inventory of all FortiGate and FortiWifi devices from all FortiGate Cloud instances in a domain group, regardless of datacenter. See Inventory.

Configuration

Manage Sandbox settings. See Sandbox.

Add and manage FortiGate Cloud administrator accounts. See Account Setting.

Audit Log

View a log of actions that users performed on the FortiGate Cloud portal. See Audit Log.

FortiGate Cloud also provides the device-specific Analytics, Sandbox, and Management modules. To access Analytics, Sandbox, and Management, hover over the desired device in Assets, then click Individual Device View.

The following describes the device-specific modules available:

Option

Description

Analytics

Monitor and log your device's traffic for centralized oversight of traffic and security events. See Analytics.

Sandbox

Upload and analyze files that FortiGate AV marks as suspicious to FortiSandbox SaaS. See Sandbox.

Management

Remotely manage FortiGate and FortiWiFi devices that are connected to the FortiGate Cloud service. See Management.

For details on remotely accessing a device, see To remotely access a device:.

The FortiGate Cloud landing page also offers the option of accessing a demo site, from which you can experience the benefits of FortiGate Cloud. Click Standard Portal Demo Site. Enter your contact details in the form and you will be able to log in to the demo portal.

Getting started with FortiGate Cloud

After activating your FortiCloud SSO account and ensuring that you have met all requirements in Requirements, go to one of the following to access FortiGate Cloud:

Region

URL

Global

https://forticloud.com

Europe

https://europe.forticloud.com

U.S.

https://us.forticloud.com

Japan

https://jp.forticloud.com

When you initially log in to the FortiGate Cloud portal, the login page displays. The login page displays all accounts that you have access to. The page lists regions that each account can access. You can also search for an account using the serial number of a FortiGate deployed on that account. Click the Access link beside the desired account.

To initially activate the new layout, you can enable the New Layout toggle in Account Setting. The portal reloads with the new layout. If desired, you can toggle back to the legacy layout.

If the FortiGate Cloud account does not have a FortiCloud ID or does not exist in FortiCare, FortiGate Cloud displays a registration dialog when you log in to the account. After you enter all required information and click Register, the account is registered to FortiCloud.

After you access the desired account, the FortiGate Cloud portal displays the Assets page. You can access notifications regarding maintenance, multitenancy expiration, and unregistered devices from the FortiCloud banner at the top of the page. You can access FortiGate Cloud documentation from the ? icon on the lower banner.

The Assets page displays the list of devices that are currently deployed to FortiGate Cloud. From the left pane, you can access other options including scripts, reporting, and account settings features.

The following describes the portal options available from the left pane:

Option

Description

Assets

Assets displays a list of devices that are currently deployed to FortiGate Cloud. For details on actions available in Assets, see Assets.

Analytics

Create and alter report configurations and their settings. These report configurations are available for all deployed devices. See Report configurations.

Management

Create script files to check device status or get bulk configuration information quickly. See Management.

Sandbox

View Sandbox scan results. See Sandbox.

Inventory

View a centralized inventory of all FortiGate and FortiWifi devices from all FortiGate Cloud instances in a domain group, regardless of datacenter. See Inventory.

Configuration

Manage Sandbox settings. See Sandbox.

Add and manage FortiGate Cloud administrator accounts. See Account Setting.

Audit Log

View a log of actions that users performed on the FortiGate Cloud portal. See Audit Log.

FortiGate Cloud also provides the device-specific Analytics, Sandbox, and Management modules. To access Analytics, Sandbox, and Management, hover over the desired device in Assets, then click Individual Device View.

The following describes the device-specific modules available:

Option

Description

Analytics

Monitor and log your device's traffic for centralized oversight of traffic and security events. See Analytics.

Sandbox

Upload and analyze files that FortiGate AV marks as suspicious to FortiSandbox SaaS. See Sandbox.

Management

Remotely manage FortiGate and FortiWiFi devices that are connected to the FortiGate Cloud service. See Management.

For details on remotely accessing a device, see To remotely access a device:.

The FortiGate Cloud landing page also offers the option of accessing a demo site, from which you can experience the benefits of FortiGate Cloud. Click Standard Portal Demo Site. Enter your contact details in the form and you will be able to log in to the demo portal.