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Fortinet Security Fabric

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Fortinet Security Fabric

FortiWeb Cloud supports Fortinet Security Fabric. You can configure FortiGate to view statistics of sites secured by FortiWeb Cloud from the FortiGate Dashboard page.

Add FortiWeb Cloud device to the Security Fabric

  1. Ensure your FortiGate is running version 7.0.0 or newer, as older versions are no longer supported.

    Check your FortiGate version in the GUI by going to Dashboard > Status. The Firmware field in the System Information widget shows the version along with the build number.

  2. Configure your FortiGate firewall or security group to allow access for the fabric connector's IPs: 3.226.2.16 and 3.123.68.65.

  3. Ensure that the Security Fabric is enabled on FortiGate. See the FortiGate Administration Guide for more information.

  4. On the root FortiGate of the Security Fabric, make sure Allow other Security Fabric devices to join is enabled.

  5. On the root FortiGate, ensure that the appropriate interface is enabled to listen for supported Fabric devices.

  6. Configure the FortiGate information on the FortiWeb Cloud GUI.

    1. Login to your FortiWeb Cloud account, and go to Global> System Settings > settings.

    2. Scroll down to Fabric Connector and click Create. The Add FortiGate Information pane opens.

    3. Enter the management IP of your fabric connector. The Port number is set to 8013 by default.

  7. Access the FortiGate GUI and wait for the connection request to appear, typically within a minute after completing the previous step.

  8. After approving the connection request, you can access the dashboard of the newly added fabric connector, which is customizable with widgets. For further details, see Dashboards and Monitors.

Add dashboard widget for the FortiWeb Cloud device

  1. Select a dashboard in the tree menu of the FortiGate GUI.
  2. In the banner, click Add Widget. The Add Dashboard Widget pane opens.
  3. Select Fabric Device in Security Fabric.
  4. Select the desired device and the widget name.
  5. Click Add Widget.
    You can add multiple widget names.

View statistics of sites secured by FortiWeb Cloud

  1. Go to Dashboard.
  2. Click the dashboard's name.
    You can now see the incoming requests, server status, threats, and throughput, etc. of the sites.

Fortinet Security Fabric

FortiWeb Cloud supports Fortinet Security Fabric. You can configure FortiGate to view statistics of sites secured by FortiWeb Cloud from the FortiGate Dashboard page.

Add FortiWeb Cloud device to the Security Fabric

  1. Ensure your FortiGate is running version 7.0.0 or newer, as older versions are no longer supported.

    Check your FortiGate version in the GUI by going to Dashboard > Status. The Firmware field in the System Information widget shows the version along with the build number.

  2. Configure your FortiGate firewall or security group to allow access for the fabric connector's IPs: 3.226.2.16 and 3.123.68.65.

  3. Ensure that the Security Fabric is enabled on FortiGate. See the FortiGate Administration Guide for more information.

  4. On the root FortiGate of the Security Fabric, make sure Allow other Security Fabric devices to join is enabled.

  5. On the root FortiGate, ensure that the appropriate interface is enabled to listen for supported Fabric devices.

  6. Configure the FortiGate information on the FortiWeb Cloud GUI.

    1. Login to your FortiWeb Cloud account, and go to Global> System Settings > settings.

    2. Scroll down to Fabric Connector and click Create. The Add FortiGate Information pane opens.

    3. Enter the management IP of your fabric connector. The Port number is set to 8013 by default.

  7. Access the FortiGate GUI and wait for the connection request to appear, typically within a minute after completing the previous step.

  8. After approving the connection request, you can access the dashboard of the newly added fabric connector, which is customizable with widgets. For further details, see Dashboards and Monitors.

Add dashboard widget for the FortiWeb Cloud device

  1. Select a dashboard in the tree menu of the FortiGate GUI.
  2. In the banner, click Add Widget. The Add Dashboard Widget pane opens.
  3. Select Fabric Device in Security Fabric.
  4. Select the desired device and the widget name.
  5. Click Add Widget.
    You can add multiple widget names.

View statistics of sites secured by FortiWeb Cloud

  1. Go to Dashboard.
  2. Click the dashboard's name.
    You can now see the incoming requests, server status, threats, and throughput, etc. of the sites.