Fortinet 3.0 MR7 manual Device, Viewing the device list

Device Viewing the device list

Device

The Device menu controls connection attempt handling, permissions, disk space quota, and other aspects of devices connecting to the FortiAnalyzer unit for remote logging, content archiving, quarantining, and/or remote management.

For a diagram of traffic types, ports and protocols that FortiAnalyzer units use to communicate with other devices and services, see the Knowledge Center article Traffic Types and TCP/UDP Ports used by Fortinet Products.

This section includes the following topics:

•Viewing the device list

•Configuring unregistered device connection attempt handling

•Manually adding a device

•Blocking device connection attempts

•Configuring device groups

Note: Connection attempts not handled by the device list include log aggregation, log forwarding, and SNMP traps. For more information about configuring connection handling for those types, see “Configuring log aggregation” on page 58, “Configuring log forwarding” on page 60, and “Configuring SNMP traps and alerts” on page 136.

Viewing the device list

The device list displays devices allowed to connect to the FortiAnalyzer unit and their connection permissions. It may also display unregistered devices attempting to connect.

Connection attempts occur when a device sends traffic to the FortiAnalyzer unit before you have added the device to device list on the FortiAnalyzer unit. FortiAnalyzer units either ignore the connection attempt, or automatically add the device to its device list. This connection attempt handling depends on the type of the device attempting to connect, your selections in Unregistered Device Options, and whether or not the maximum number of devices has been reached on the FortiAnalyzer unit.

•For more information about connection attempt handling, see “Configuring unregistered device connection attempt handling” on page 79.

•For more information about the device number maximum, see “Maximum number of devices” on page 76.

•For more information about manually adding a device to the device list, see “Manually adding a device” on page 80.

You may want to block connection attempts from devices that you do not want to add to the device list since connection attempts must be reconsidered with each attempt. For more information, see “Blocking device connection attempts” on page 86.

FortiAnalyzer Version 3.0 MR7 Administration Guide
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