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cheikh
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Created on ‎02-12-2020 12:39 AM

Does Fortigate 500E firewall support routing ?

My company wants to buy the FortiGate 500E  firewall and I would like to know if it can also act as router if yes which routing protocols does it support?

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Markus
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Created on ‎02-12-2020 02:12 AM

Hi and welcome to the Forums Yes, the 500E supports static and policy routing, but also RIP, OSPF and BGP. Best


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emnoc
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In response to Markus

Created on ‎02-12-2020 06:59 AM

It can also does ISIS and to be specific both models of OSPF versions and mBGP.

 

Ken Felix

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Markus
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In response to emnoc

Created on ‎02-12-2020 07:06 AM

Thanks Ken, for the completion...


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cheikh
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In response to emnoc

Created on ‎02-12-2020 07:36 AM

Thanks to you Ken also for the valuable info.

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cheikh
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In response to Markus

Created on ‎02-12-2020 07:34 AM

Thanks, Markus, that really helped me appreciate it.

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