Fortinet FortiGate Series Install Guide

Introduction Registering your Fortinet product
FortiGate Version 4.0 Desktop Install Guide
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Introduction
Welcome and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your network protection.
FortiGate
®
ASIC-accelerated multi-threat security systems improve network security,
reduce network misuse and abuse, and help you use communications resources more
efficiently without compromising the performance of your network. FortiGate Systems are
ICSA-certified for Antivirus, Firewall, IPSec, SSL-TLS, IPS, Intrusion detection, and
AntiSpyware services.
FortiGate Systems are dedicated, easily managed security devices that deliver a full suite
of capabilities including:
• Application-level services such as virus protection, intrusion protection, spam filtering,
web content filtering, IM, P2P, and VoIP filtering
• Network-level services such as firewall, intrusion detection, IPSec and SSL VPN, and
traffic shaping
• Management services such as user authentication, logging, reporting with
FortiAnalyzer, administration profiles, secure web and CLI administrative access, and
SNMP.
The FortiGate security system uses Fortinet’s Dynamic Threat Prevention System
(DTPS™) technology, which leverages breakthroughs in chip design, networking, security
and content analysis. The unique ASIC-accelerated architecture analyzes content and
behavior in real-time, enabling key applications to be deployed right at the network edge
where they are most effective at protecting your networks.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• Registering your Fortinet product
• Customer service and technical support
• Fortinet documentation
• Conventions
Registering your Fortinet product
Before you begin, take a moment to register your Fortinet product at the Fortinet Technical
Support web site, https://support.fortinet.com.
Many Fortinet customer services, such as firmware updates, technical support, and
FortiGuard Antivirus and other FortiGuard services, require product registration.
For more information, see the Fortinet Knowledge Center article Registration Frequently
Asked Questions.
Customer service and technical support
Fortinet Technical Support provides services designed to make sure that your Fortinet
products install quickly, configure easily, and operate reliably in your network.
To learn about the technical support services that Fortinet provides, visit the Fortinet
Technical Support web site at https://support.fortinet.com.

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Language	English