Getting started with FortiGate Cloud
Go to https://fortigate.forticloud.com to access FortiGate Cloud.
After you log in, the FortiGate Cloud portal displays the Dashboard > Status page. You can switch regions using the region selector and access FortiGate Cloud documentation from the ? icon.
The Dashboard > Status page displays a variety of widgets. The widgets provide information about the devices that your FortiGate Cloud manages, such as how many FortiGates have subscriptions. Dashboard > Security provides details on the FortiSandbox URL threat database version.
From the banner, you can access options including the following:
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Option |
Description |
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| FortiGate quick selection menu | Select a FortiGate from the dropdown list to access it. See Accessing a FortiGate. |
| Menu icon | Use the menu icon to collapse or display the left pane, which displays other configuration options. |
| Services | Access another Fortinet service. |
| Support | Access Fortinet support options, such as contacting the Fortinet support team. |
| Region selection | Select another region to access FortiGate Cloud in. |
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Demo resources |
View use case videos and access FortiGate Cloud documentation for accounts created within the past 90 days. |
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Documentation link |
Access FortiGate Cloud documentation. |
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Notifications |
View and acknowledge notifications, such as for upcoming automatic FortiGate firmware upgrades. |
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Preferences |
Configure dark or light theme, language to display FortiGate Cloud in, and other settings. |
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User menu dropdown |
Displays the current logged in user. You can use the dropdown list to switch accounts or view account settings. |
From the left pane, you can access other options including devices, Sandbox, analytics, and configuration features.
The following describes the portal options available from the left pane:
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Option |
Description |
|---|---|
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Dashboard |
Dashboard displays a variety of widgets. The widgets provide information about the devices that your FortiGate Cloud is managing. |
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Devices and Provisioning |
View a centralized inventory of all FortiGate and FortiWifi devices. See Devices and Provisioning. |
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Firmware management |
View FortiGates provisioned to FortiGate Cloud and managed devices connected to FortiGates. Manage firmware upgrades and use firmware profiles. See Firmware management. |
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Configuration |
Manage FortiGate Cloud account and Sandbox settings. See Configuration. |
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SD-WAN Overlay |
Provision new SD-WAN overlay networks from FortiGate Cloud. See SD-WAN Overlay. |
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Analytics |
Create and alter report configurations and their settings. These report configurations are available for all provisioned devices. See Analytics. |
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Sandbox |
View the scan results from files that Sandbox submitted to FortiGuard for threat analysis. See Sandbox. |
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CLI Scripts |
Configure and schedule scripts of CLI commands to run on your FortiGates. See CLI scripts. |
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FortiConverter |
Create tickets to migrate a configuration from a third-party vendor or a FortiGate to a target FortiGate. See FortiConverter. |
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Settings |
Configure general FortiGate Cloud settings, including users. View and activate FortiCloud subscriptions. See Settings. |
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Audit |
View a log of actions that users have performed on FortiGate Cloud. |
