Fortinet 100 6, Virus and attack definitions updates and registration..................................... 91

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6 Fortinet Inc.
Virus and attack definitions updates and registration..................................... 91
Updating antivirus and attack definitions .......................................................................... 91
Connecting to the FortiResponse Distribution Network ................................................ 92
Configuring scheduled updates .................................................................................... 93
Configuring update logging..................... ...................................................................... 94
Adding an override server........................................................... .................................. 95
Manually updating antivirus and attack definitions........................................................ 95
Configuring push updates........................... .................................................................. 95
Push updates through a NAT device ............................................................................ 96
Scheduled updates through a proxy server ................................................................ 100
Registering FortiGate units... .......................................................................................... 101
FortiCare Service Contracts.................................................................................. ...... 101
Registering the FortiGate unit..................... ................................................................ 102
Updating registration information.......................................... .......................................... 104
Recovering a lost Fortinet support password.............................................................. 104
Viewing the list of registered FortiGate units .............................................................. 104
Registering a new FortiGate unit ................................................................................ 105
Adding or changing a FortiCare Support Contract number......................................... 105
Changing your Fortinet support password........................ .......................................... 106
Changing your contact information or security question............. ................................ 106
Downloading virus and attack definitions updates............................ .......................... 106
Registering a FortiGate unit after an RMA......................................................... ............. 107
Network configuration....................................................................................... 109
Configuring interfaces........................................... .......................................................... 109
Viewing the interface list ............................................................................................. 110
Bringing up an interface.................... .......................................................................... 110
Changing an interface static IP address ..................................................................... 110
Adding a secondary IP address to an interface .......................................................... 110
Adding a ping server to an interface.... ....................................................................... 111
Controlling management access to an interface...................................... ................... 111
Configuring traffic logging for connections to an interface....... ................................... 112
Configuring the external interface with a static IP address................... ...................... 112
Configuring the external interface for DHCP............................................................... 112
Configuring the external interface for PPPoE ............................................................. 113
Changing the external interface MTU size to improve network performance ............. 113
Configuring the management interface (Transparent mode)...... ................................ 114
Adding DNS server IP addresses............... .................................................................... 115