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Administration Guide

Checklist

Checklist

Use the following checklist to verify you have completed all of the general configuration tasks.

Task

Description

Update the firmware

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > Firmware Version.

Change the system host name

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > Hostname.

Backup or restore the system configuration

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > System Configuration.

Configure the system time

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > System Time.

Change the administrator password

Go to System > Administrators.

Change the GUI idle timeout

Go to System > Settings.

Verify the Windows VM license is activated

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Microsoft VM.

Upload and activate the Microsoft license

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Microsoft Office.

After the license uploads, refresh the web page.

Toggle left-side menu style

Go to System > Settings.

Verify Services licenses are valid (Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Industrial Security Service).

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Services

Verify connectivity and services are online

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Connectivity and Services Widget.

Check FortiGuard to verify all engines are present with the correct version

Go to System > FortiGuard,

Configure Scan Profile to use default file type or enable all file types

Go to Scan Policy and Object > Scan Profile,

Reboot and shut down the unit

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Resources widget.

Log out of the unit

Select your user name from the top right corner of the banner, and select Logout from the dropdown.

Perfom a basic test

Go to Scan Job > File On-Demand > Submit File.

Checklist

Use the following checklist to verify you have completed all of the general configuration tasks.

Task

Description

Update the firmware

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > Firmware Version.

Change the system host name

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > Hostname.

Backup or restore the system configuration

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > System Configuration.

Configure the system time

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Information widget > System Time.

Change the administrator password

Go to System > Administrators.

Change the GUI idle timeout

Go to System > Settings.

Verify the Windows VM license is activated

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Microsoft VM.

Upload and activate the Microsoft license

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Microsoft Office.

After the license uploads, refresh the web page.

Toggle left-side menu style

Go to System > Settings.

Verify Services licenses are valid (Antivirus, Web Filtering, and Industrial Security Service).

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Services

Verify connectivity and services are online

Go to Dashboard > Status > Licenses widget > Connectivity and Services Widget.

Check FortiGuard to verify all engines are present with the correct version

Go to System > FortiGuard,

Configure Scan Profile to use default file type or enable all file types

Go to Scan Policy and Object > Scan Profile,

Reboot and shut down the unit

Go to Dashboard > Status > System Resources widget.

Log out of the unit

Select your user name from the top right corner of the banner, and select Logout from the dropdown.

Perfom a basic test

Go to Scan Job > File On-Demand > Submit File.