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Selecting the interfaces to monitor Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS)
Selecting the interfaces to monitor
1Go to NIDS > Detection > General.
2Select the interfaces to monitor for network attacks.
You can select one or more interfaces.
3Select Apply.
Disabling the NIDS
1Go to NIDS > Detection > General.
2Deselect all monitored interfaces.
3Select Apply.
Configuring checksum verification
Checksum verification tests files passing through the FortiGate unit to make sure that
they have not been changed in transit. The NIDS can run checksum verification on IP,
TCP, UDP, and ICMP traffic. For maximum detection, you can turn on checksum
verification for all types of traffic. However, if the FortiGate unit does not need to run
checksum verification, you can turn it off for some or all types of traffic to improve
system performance. For example, you might not need to run checksum verification if
your FortiGate unit is installed behind a router that also does checksum verification.
1Go to NIDS > Detection > General.
2Check the type of traffic on which to run Checksum Verifications.
3Select Apply.
Figure 33: Example NIDS detection configuration