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Hello everyone, I just encountered issue while connected Access Switches (specifically 148F and 124G) to our core switch 2048F. In our enviroment we have FGT 120G as perimeter firewall which is connected to 400F that serves as segmentation firewall and also as switch controller. 2048F is main core switch from which I have connected few access switches (148F and 124G). For some strange reason out of 9 switches only 6 came online without issue. The other 3 did not show up. Strangely I can see the ports leds blinking and if I go to FortiSwitch Ports and roll out the ports of the 2048F I can see the ports online with the missing switches serial numbers shown. The 3 missing switches would show up for authorzation I have waited approx. 30+mins. I have tried to add the FortiSwitches manually but they are still shown as “Offline”.Attaching screenshot from FortiSwtich Controler → Managed SwitchesThis is how it looks from Fortiswitch Ports menu (I circled the switches which I added manually and

Hello everybody,I hope you all doing well,I have some question for Forti web a-a setup as this is my first time updating I did my research and found that both nodes will be updated at the same time and there will be down time so is there any way like splitting the HA connection and try to update one of them then swap the traffic or am taking to much risk ? the upgrade path will be from 7.4.8->7.6.2->7.6.7what is the best way to prepare for such kind of operations I have previously worked with FortiGate's but only in Active-Passive clusters.Please advise as this is my first time trying to prepare for this Forti Web updates.Also have anyone tried 7.6.7 in production env ? it seems for me the most stable one and has no CVEs or known issues.Thank you in advance.

Hello everyone,I am preparing to deploy a brand-new FortiGate appliance for a customer and I have a couple of questions regarding the initial setup process.When I connected to the management interface for the first time, I was presented with a screen requiring FortiCare registration before proceeding.My questions are:Should the FortiCare registration be performed using the customer's FortiCare account, or is it acceptable to use our company's FortiCare account as the implementation partner? What is considered best practice? Does the FortiGate license/support contract need to be activated before performing any configuration changes, or can the firewall be fully configured first and the license activated later? What is the recommended procedure for license activation on a new appliance? Where can the license be downloaded or claimed? Is there an official Fortinet process or best-practice guide for onboarding a new FortiGate? I would appreciate any recommendations based on real-world dep

Hi Everyone.  today we was encountered the Fortigate Dynamic DNS issue in firmware 7.4.11 and 7.4.12. Restart the firewall few time still unable to access even ping google.com also unable to resolve but when PING 8.8.8.8 from Fortigate is reachable.  In the Network → DNS → DNS server show Primary DNS and Secondary DNS server is unreachable.  Even the host name unable to resolve  

I'm trying to setup a POC to demo ZTP.....Using the Fortigate Cloud service, I was able to provision a Fortigate to it's proper On-Prem FMG. However I was unable to get the gate provisioned to the proper CLOUD FMG. (Even though it says it's supported). I then tried using FortiZTP service and was able to provision to the CLOUG FMG successfully.   Has anyone else run into this ? Should we be using the FortiZTP since it's still in beta ?   Tom

Hello FTNTI see in known issues of FortiOS 7.4.11 the following bug id. 1256278 Packet loss occurs when asic-offloading is enabled on FortiGate.  Can anyone explain in which models and/or circumstances this can happen?

Hello,Would really appreciate it if someone can point me to the right direction or help me with the following. Using DoS policy would like to know if its possible to create 2 polices with source like soPolicy#1 IPs from specific country. The limits are set higher or set to disable.Policy#2 All other IPs . The limits are set very low The questions are Does Fortigate support anything similar to the above? If both policies are enabled Will this lead to an increase in the resource usage of the Fortigate firewall? Thank you in advance.

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I login to this portal (Fortinet Community) and the vertification code sent to the email. How i can change the vertification code from email to authenticator app?

Hello Wi-Fi adminsThis tech tip explains how to allow a VPN user change his LDAP password when it expires.I tried do the same for my Wi-Fi (managed FortiAP), same described config on FGT and FAC, but when user with expired password tries to connect it just fails to connect, and FAC shows the following message.Windows AD user authentication from (null) (mschap) with no token failed: user password change requiredThe user password must be changed before logging on the first time. (0xc0000224)Any idea what I might have missed?

Hi everyone,We are troubleshooting a FortiGate-6000F running FortiOS 7.6.6 build3652 GA.Two FPC blades, slot 2 and slot 3, are stuck in Dead state with:Status Message: "Waiting for configuration sync."Heartbeat Data: FailedThe other FPCs are working normally.Current load-balance statusFortiGate-6000F (global) # diagnose load-balance status==========================================================================MBD SN: F6KF30T018900031  Primary FPC Blade: slot-1     Slot  1: FPC6KFT018900628       Status:Working   Function:Active       Link:      Base: Up          Fabric: Up       Heartbeat: Management: Good   Data: Good       Status Message:"Running"     Slot  2:       Status:Dead      Function:Active       Link:      Base: Up          Fabric: Up       Heartbeat: Management: Good   Data: Failed       Status Message:"Waiting for configuration sync."     Slot  3:       Status:Dead      Function:Active       Link:      Base: Up          Fabric: Up       Heartbeat: Management: Good   Data

Hello all, I am looking for some assistance regarding using AD groups in EMS policies. My scenario is as follows: I have created a security group for people allowed to use dropbox and configured the web filter and application filter appropriately. I have also created a security group to be allowed to use certain AI applications only and configured the filters appropriately. Based on what I have read is where I am hitting an issue: “Priority-Based Evaluation: EMS typically allows administrators to assign priority levels to different policies. If a user belongs to multiple groups (e.g., both "Standard Staff" and "Remote Workers"), EMS applies the configuration set by the policy with the highest priority.”If reading this correctly, if I am a member of both security groups, I will use the first policy I match with highest priority. So if I put the “allow dropbox” rule first that also blocks the AI Apps, I will not hit the “allow AI apps profile” that follows. Is there a way to control this

Hello,I have been trying to get into the FortiEDR Workflow, but I can’t seem to create or manage the Collector Groups in the FortiEDR Cloud with a FortiEndpoint license. I know that FortiEndpoint EDR is different from the normal FortiEDR, but I have not found a document which said you can’t manage Collector Groups with FortiEndpoint EDR. Even the Administrator Guide for FortiEndpoint does not mention that you can’t configure Collector Groups.

How to apply the Replacement Message in Security Profile in your Policy when accessing the blocked websites?

On FortiAnalyzer, the devices added under Device Manager show "Last Log Time: N/A". However, when checking the dashboard, logs appear to be arriving normally. At the same time, the Log Viewer cannot be opened, and the Reporting section is also inaccessible.The currently used version is 7.4.2, and it seems that there are known issues related to this behavior in this release. Could you please confirm whether this is a known bug and advise on any available workaround or recommended upgrade path?  

Hello,  My Firmware is 7.4.11 I managed to get SSO authentication working correctly via EntraID. The last thing I wanted to do was connect it to the FQDN and run it via my own SSL certificate. I have the certificate imported and it works correctly on the Fortigate login page. I can't get this certificate to work on the authentication port. The default certificate is still visible.FortiGate-60F # get vpn certificate local== [ Fortinet_Factory ]name: Fortinet_Factory   == [ Fortinet_Factory_Backup ]name: Fortinet_Factory_Backup   == [ Fortinet_CA_SSL ]name: Fortinet_CA_SSL   == [ Fortinet_CA_Untrusted ]name: Fortinet_CA_Untrusted   == [ Fortinet_SSL ]name: Fortinet_SSL   == [ Fortinet_GUI_Server ]name: Fortinet_GUI_Server   == [ Fortinet_SSL_RSA1024 ]name: Fortinet_SSL_RSA1024   == [ Fortinet_SSL_RSA2048 ]name: Fortinet_SSL_RSA2048   == [ Fortinet_SSL_RSA4096 ]name: Fortinet_SSL_RSA4096   == [ Fortinet_SSL_DSA1024 ]name: Fortinet_SSL_DSA1024   == [ Fortinet_SSL_DSA2048 ]name: Fortinet_SS

I have a question, for NSE4 please.wants to configure dead peer detection (DPD) on IPsec VPN for detecting dead tunnels. Therequirement is that FortiGate sends DPD probes only when there is no inbound traffic.Which DPD mode on FortiGate meets this requirement?A. EnabledB. On IdleC. DisabledD. On Demand    

Hello, I am preparing for my exam scheduled for July, but I am having trouble understanding this question. Could you please tell me the correct answer and explain why When FortiGate performs SSL/SSH full inspection, you can decide how it should react when it detects an invalidcertificate.Which three actions are valid actions that FortiGate can perform when it detects an invalid certificate? (Choosethree.)A.AllowB.Trust & AllowC.Allow & WarningD.BlockE.Block & Warning    

How to implement of DNS and IP Address blocking in FortiGate?

Hi all, I am installing FortiNAC in a large environment and I added the Aruba WLC to FortiNAC without any issues. 3 days later, FortiNAC performed L2 pooling and discovered over 400,000 rogue hosts. After that, I disabled L2 pooling for the WLC, which stopped it from discovering.I use FortiNAC version 7.6.6 and have increased the VM to 16 CPUs and 32 GB of RAM.After that, I set the aging period to 1 day for the rogue hosts, but it did not work. I found this command, but it returned an error;> execute enter-shell# client -rog -op delete errorDuring this time, the FortiNAC RAM usage was at 92%, and the server was extremely slow.I could not find a way to get rid of these rogue hosts. While I was working, it did not affect the appliance, but when I configured PA for endpoint compliance checks, it did. While testing, I saw that many hosts were at risk, so I tried to mark them all as safe, but FortiNAC got stuck, so we had to restart the appliance.After that, I listed all the risky hosts

When using ipsec-vpn user IKEv1 dial-up VPN. Did all things still same issue also change wan interface still same issue. attached picture of the error. urgent support needed. forticlient version 7.4.3.4726    

Does the fortigate consider a specific configuration for SAP Cloud . Cisco ASAanything or changed the parameter.IKEv2  

Hello Fortinet Support, We are facing an issue where EMS logs are not being ingested into Forti Analyzer. At present, only FortiClient logs are visible, but EMS server activity/logs are not showing up.Details:Product: Forti Analyzer & FortiClient EMSIssue: EMS logs not ingesting/forwarding to Forti AnalyzerObserved: Only FortiClient logs are displayedExpected: Both FortiClient and EMS logs should be ingested for full visibilityRequest:Could you please assist us in troubleshooting and resolving this? If any specific configuration or version requirements are needed for EMS log forwarding, kindly provide guidance.

In an HA setup using FortiGate 200F, if the primary firewall is connected from the LAN port to the server, should the secondary firewall also be connected the same way?

Hello,While configuring Administrator Profile Mappings on FortiNAC, I accidentally associated all administrator profiles, including local administrator accounts, with a limited “Device Manager” type profile group. Since this change, I no longer have Full Admin privileges.I only created a profile mapping, is there a way to delete this Administrator Profile Mapping from the CLI?I found the following CLI command that allows restoring a previous configuration backup:execute restore config local <backup_name>If I restore a backup taken before this misconfiguration, will it restore the previous administrator mappings and resolve the issue? best regards.