Fortinet 1.2.0 manual Introduction, About this document, Document conventions

Introduction About this document

Introduction

The FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service is a subscription-based service that provides remote management and logging and reporting capabilities for all FortiGate units. The FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service is available for FortiGate units running FortiOS 3.0 MR6 or higher.

The subscription-based service is available from the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service portal web site, which provides a central location for configuring logging, reporting and remote management. From the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service portal web site you can also view subscription contract information, such as daily quota and the expiry date of the service.

This document refers to the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service as “the service”, a FortiGate unit as “device”, and the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service portal web site as the “portal web site”.

This section introduces you to FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service and the following topics:

•About this document

•Fortinet documentation

•Customer service and technical support

About this document

This document explains how to configure and use the service. This document contains the following sections:

•Setup – Describes how to create a service account, add a device and its contract to the service account, and configure devices to use the service.

•Dashboard – Describes how to add widgets and pages, and customize the Dashboard and pages.

•Management – Describes how to view service account information, add users and devices, and create and run scripts.

•Analysis – Describes how to view and browse logs, including viewing reports.

Document conventions

The following document conventions are used in this guide:

•In the examples, private IP addresses are used for both private and public IP addresses.

•Notes and Cautions are used to provide important information:

Note: Highlights useful additional information.

FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service Version 1.2.0 Administration Guide
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