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Kenundrum
New Member
July 15, 2021
Question

Manual signature updates while air-gapped?

  • July 15, 2021
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Hi all,

I formatted a fortigate with 6.4.6 and air-gapped it for testing. I'm trying to update the onboard AV/IPS signatures. I've done this before on previous versions with no problem. I double-checked the directions at https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.4.6/administration-guide/200702/manual-updates and the interface I see doesn't have the buttons to to "upgrade database". Does the firewall need to "phone home" successfully before it will allow manual signature updates?

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    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    SuperUser
    July 15, 2021

    Does it have connection to FortiGuard server? It needs to know if it has the service after the formatting.

    Kenundrum
    KenundrumAuthor
    New Member
    July 15, 2021

    Yes, I never let it connect anywhere after wiping it. I'll try that.