Configuring Fortinet Firewalls

Firewall Analyzer supports the following versions of FortiGate:

• FortiOS v2.5 and 2.8
• Fortinet - 50,100, 200, 300, 400, 800
• Fortigate - 1000, 5000 series

Firmware v2.26 or later is required

To determine the version number of the Fortigate that you are running, use the command: get system status

Configuring the FortiGate Firewall

Follow the steps below to configure the FortiGate firewall:

1. Log in to the FortiGate web interface
2. Select Log & Report > Log Setting or Log & Report > Log Config > Log Setting (depending on the version of FortiGate)
3. If you want to export logs in WELF format:
   • Select the Log in WebTrends Enhanced Log Format or the WebTrends checkbox (depending on the version of FortiGate)
   • Enter the IP address of the syslog server
   • Choose the logging level as Information or select the Log All Events checkbox (depending on the version of FortiGate)
4. If you want to export logs in the syslog format (or export logs to a different configured port):
   • Select the Log to Remote Host option or Syslog checkbox (depending on the version of FortiGate)
   • Enter the IP address and port of the syslog server
   • Select the logging level as Information or select the Log All Events checkbox (depending on the version of FortiGate)
   • Select the facility as local7
5. Click Apply

Configuring RuleSets for Logging Traffic

Follow the steps below to configure rulesets for logging all traffic from or to the FortiGate firewall:

1. Select Firewall > Policy
2. Choose a rule for which you want to log traffic and click Edit. You can configure any traffic to be logged separately if it is acted upon by a specific rule.
3. Select the Log Traffic checkbox
4. Click OK and then click Apply

Repeat the above steps for all rules for which you want to log traffic.

For more information, refer the Fortinet documentation.