GeoIP update interval

[Chura]

Hi,

I'm obligated by content provider to block connectivity from proxy/foreign IP.

So, luckily I have Fortigate and Geo IP Address objects. :)

I can see that the DB used i MaxMind which does meet the requirements.

However, I can't find anywhere information about the following :

1. Does it include Proxies within my allowed region ? (MaxMind does supports this)

2. How and what is the update interval ? Can I force it to update to the MaxMind DB ?

Thanks!

[Dave_Hall]

Only online information (Fortinet support KB/document/google) that I could find that the GeoIP feature uses MaxMind is in the FortiWeb documentation and the copyright-notice for diagnose firewall ipgeo.

The link provided (above) shows how to update the database (execute update-geo-ip) and when the database was last updated (diagnose autoupdate versions). 

But you likely need one of the FTNT techies to chime in on addressing your two questions fully.

[Chura]

Thanks.

I just did update, why won't it update itself automatically ?

I just noticed its Max Ming GeoLite, so no proxies and update once a month only.

I guess I should look for other solutions.

But, still can't figure why the FGT won't update itself.

[Chura]

Thanks.

I just did update, why won't it update itself automatically ?

I just noticed its Max Ming GeoLite, so no proxies and update once a month only.

I guess I should look for other solutions.

But, still can't figure why the FGT won't update itself.

[kelv1n]

Chura wrote:

why won't it update itself automatically ?

This confuses me aswell, why not make it part of the FortiGuard updates. We've just deployed FortiWeb and I had to manually download a geo-ip data file and import it.

Fortinet, what gives on this? Other vendors I work with automate this.