What's new

FortiIsolator version 2.4.1 includes the following new features:

Default password change

Since 2.4.1, the default login username and password are admin/fortinet. If you upgrade from an earlier version to 2.4.1, the old password carries over. You can change the password by clicking admin > Change Password on the top right corner of the GUI.

Support for remote database server in HA mode

In High Availability (HA) mode, you can set up a dedicated database server for the whole system to avoid the performance overhead of multiple databases running concurrently.

To set up a dedicated database server:

1. Configure a node to be the dedicated database server by running the set remote-database-enabled 1 command.
2. Connect to the dedicated database server by running the set database-server <server IP> 6397 <server name> <server password> command on each node that you want to connect to the database. You can verify the server connection by running the show database-server command.

Support for entering domain name for FortiSandbox IP

In the File Download Security section of the Profile tab under Policies and Profiles, the FortiSandbox IP field now accepts domain names, in addition to IP addresses, in case you know the domain name but not the IP address.

Integration with Votiro Cloud for Web Browser API

In the File Download Security section of the Profile tab under Policies and Profiles, you can configure FortiIsolator to integrate with third-party vendor Votiro.

Support for batch upgrading in HA mode

In High Availability (HA) mode, upgrading one FortiIsolator appliance or VM automatically batch upgrades all FortiIsolator appliances or VMs, which avoids the need to perform the upgrade procedure on each appliance or VM. Each appliance or VM automatically reboots after it gets upgraded. The appliance or VM that triggers the batch upgrade is upgraded last. The reboot might take a few minutes.

Built-in support for viewing PNG and text files

You no longer need to install an additional package in order to view PNG (.png) and text (.txt) files without downloading the actual file.

Performance improvements in opening and viewing Microsoft Office files

The following Microsoft Office files open faster in your browser:

• Word (.doc,.docx)

• Excel (.xls, .xlsx)

• PowerPoint (.ppt)

You must manually install the office-1.5.zip firmware file to see the improvements. For more information about installing this file, see Install package.

You can configure an appliance or VM to be the dedicated file server for opening Microsoft Office files by running the set office-server-ip <internal IP> command. A dedicated file server provides the following benefits:

• Reduced overall resource consumption and improved performance of the whole system, especially in HA mode.
• You need to install the office-1.5.zip firmware file on only one node in HA mode.