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Administration Guide

FortiGuard

FortiGuard

To view and configure FortiGuard connections, go to System > Administration > FortiGuard. The FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) page provides information and configuration settings for FortiGuard subscription services. For more information about FortiGuard services, see the FortiGuard web page.

Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply them:

FortiGuard Subscription Services

Messaging Service

The data to which the messaging service license is valid.

SMS messages

The total number of allowed SMS messages, and the number of messages that have been used.

FortiGuard Proxy Server

Enable FortiGuard proxy server

If enabled, communication with FortiGuard servers will go through this proxy server.

Enter the proxy server's address, port, and optionally specify a Username and Password for user authentication.

FortiToken Hardware Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to update.fortiguard.net by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

FortiToken Mobile Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to fortitokenmobile.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

Activation timeout

The activation timeout, a maximum of 30 days.

Token size

The token size, either 6 (set by default) or 8.

Token algorithm

Time-based One-time Password (TOTP, set by default) or Hash-based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm.

Time step

The time step, either 60 (set by default) or 30.

Require PIN

Select whether or not to require a PIN, or to enforce a mandatory PIN.

When set to Required (set by default), the user has the option to set a PIN, but doesn't have to set one. However, a user must set a PIN when set to Enforced, which cannot be deleted.

PIN Length

The PIN length, either 8, 6, or 4 (set by default).

FTM trial license activation

Option to disable the FortiAuthenticator device's free trial FortiToken Mobile licenses.

FortiGuard Messaging Service

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to msgctrl1.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

note icon FTM Push credentials for Apple and Google can be updated via FortiGuard without admin user intervention.

FortiGuard

To view and configure FortiGuard connections, go to System > Administration > FortiGuard. The FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) page provides information and configuration settings for FortiGuard subscription services. For more information about FortiGuard services, see the FortiGuard web page.

Configure the following settings, then select OK to apply them:

FortiGuard Subscription Services

Messaging Service

The data to which the messaging service license is valid.

SMS messages

The total number of allowed SMS messages, and the number of messages that have been used.

FortiGuard Proxy Server

Enable FortiGuard proxy server

If enabled, communication with FortiGuard servers will go through this proxy server.

Enter the proxy server's address, port, and optionally specify a Username and Password for user authentication.

FortiToken Hardware Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to update.fortiguard.net by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

FortiToken Mobile Provisioning

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to fortitokenmobile.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

Activation timeout

The activation timeout, a maximum of 30 days.

Token size

The token size, either 6 (set by default) or 8.

Token algorithm

Time-based One-time Password (TOTP, set by default) or Hash-based One-time Password (HOTP) algorithm.

Time step

The time step, either 60 (set by default) or 30.

Require PIN

Select whether or not to require a PIN, or to enforce a mandatory PIN.

When set to Required (set by default), the user has the option to set a PIN, but doesn't have to set one. However, a user must set a PIN when set to Enforced, which cannot be deleted.

PIN Length

The PIN length, either 8, 6, or 4 (set by default).

FTM trial license activation

Option to disable the FortiAuthenticator device's free trial FortiToken Mobile licenses.

FortiGuard Messaging Service

Server address

Server port

The server address (set to msgctrl1.fortinet.com by default) and server port (set to 443 by default).

note icon FTM Push credentials for Apple and Google can be updated via FortiGuard without admin user intervention.