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YevheniiK
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March 19, 2024
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Network hardware compatible with Fortinet

  • March 19, 2024
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Hey, 

 

We are a small startup looking into buying a network firewall that would be easy to connect to the Fortinet VPN. 

 

I searched for articles describing how to do that with Juniper or Cisco, and that doesn't look straightforward. 
Therefore, I'm seeking advice on a modern, rack-mounted device suitable for managing a very modest amount of tracking that can be easy to set up as a Fortinet client. 

 

Best,

Yevheni

 

Best answer by ozkanaltas

Hello @YevheniiK ,

 

In my opinion, you are right way :). 

 

FortiGate has an easy-to-use GUI. Has a lot of documents like an administration guide, how-to guide, technical tips, etc.

 

Depending on the number of users and the amount of traffic, you can choose from the entry models (40F, 60F, 80F, 90G) or start from the 100 series (100F, 120G, 200F, 400F), which we call mid-range.

 

If you want to get more information about the specifications of these devices. You can review the datasheet.


Example datasheets.

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/fortigate-fortiwifi-40f-series.pdf

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/fortigate-100f-series.pdf

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ozkanaltas
Valued Contributor III
March 19, 2024

Hello @YevheniiK ,

 

In my opinion, you are right way :). 

 

FortiGate has an easy-to-use GUI. Has a lot of documents like an administration guide, how-to guide, technical tips, etc.

 

Depending on the number of users and the amount of traffic, you can choose from the entry models (40F, 60F, 80F, 90G) or start from the 100 series (100F, 120G, 200F, 400F), which we call mid-range.

 

If you want to get more information about the specifications of these devices. You can review the datasheet.


Example datasheets.

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/fortigate-fortiwifi-40f-series.pdf

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/fortigate-100f-series.pdf

YevheniiK
YevheniiKAuthor
Explorer
March 19, 2024

That looks promising! Does it mean I can use 40F to share a VPN connection? Currently I'm using OpenForti on Linux  share it. 

ozkanaltas
Valued Contributor III
March 19, 2024

Hello @YevheniiK ,

 

I don't understand exactly what you mean by sharing the VPN connection. Fortigate acts like a VPN server. You can also access your company resources using forticlient.

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