Introduction

This document contains a series of diagrams and tables showing the communication ports and protocols used between various Fortinet products:

• FortiGate

• FortiAnalyzer

• FortiAP-S

• FortiAuthenticator

• FortiClient

• FortiCloud

• FortiDB

• FortiGuard

• FortiMail

• FortiManager

• FortiPortal

• FortiSandbox

• and 3rd-party servers using FSSO.

Additionally, Fortinet's proprietary protocols are documented, showing what Fortinet products they operate with, how they behave, and how they carry out their roles:

• FGCP - FortiGate Clustering Protocol

• FGSP - FortiGate Session Life Support Protocol

• FGFM - FortiGate to FortiManager Protocol

• SLBC - Session-aware Load Balancing Cluster

• Fortinet Security Fabric

• FortiGuard

• FortiLink

• FortiOS WAN optimization

• FSSO - Fortinet Single Sign-On

• OFTP - Optimized Fabric Transfer Protocol

• FortiClient EMS - Endpoint Management Server

Some protocols contain CLI syntax that control their ports and functionality.