Fortinet 22 FortiWeb 5.0 Patch 6 Administration Guide
Key concepts
This chapter defines basic FortiWeb concepts and terms.
If you are new to FortiWeb, or new to security, this chapter can help you to quickly understand.
See also
•Appliance vs. VMware

Workflow

Begin with “How to set up your FortiWeb” on page 60 for your initial deployment. These
instructions will guide you to the point where you have a simple, verifiably working installation.
Ongoing use is located in the chapters after “How to set up your FortiWeb”. Once you
have successfully deployed, ongoing use involves:
• Backups
• Updates
•Configuring optional features
• Adjusting policies if:
• New attack signatures become available
• Requirements change
• Fine-tuning performance
• Periodic web vulnerability scans if required by your compliance regime
• Monitoring for defacement or focused, innovative attack attempts from advanced persistent
threats (APTs)
• Monitoring for accidentally blacklisted client IPs
• Using data analytics to show traffic patterns