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Introduction

About the FortiGate unit

Introduction

Welcome and thank you for selecting Fortinet products for your real-time network protection.

FortiGate™ Unified Threat Management System improves network security, reduces network misuse and abuse, and helps you use communications resources more efficiently without compromising the performance of your network. FortiGate Unified Threat Management Systems are ICSA-certified for firewall, IPSec, and antivirus services.

The FortiGate Unified Threat Management System is a dedicated, easily managed security device that delivers a full suite of capabilities, which include:

application-level services such as virus protection and content filtering

network-level services such as firewall, intrusion detection, VPN and traffic shaping

The FortiGate Unified Threat Management System uses Fortinet’s Dynamic Threat Prevention System (DTPS™) technology, which leverages breakthroughs in chip design, networking, security and content analysis. The unique ASIC-based architecture analyzes content and behavior in real-time, enabling key applications to be deployed right at the network edge where they are most effective at protecting your networks.

About the FortiGate unit

The FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 appliances are designed for SOHO and SMB offices, to deliver the same enterprise-class network-based antivirus, content filtering, firewall, VPN, and network-based intrusion detection/prevention featured in all FortiGate units.

FortiGate-50A

The FortiGate-50A is designed for telecommuters and small remote offices with 10 or fewer employees. The

FortiGate-50A unit includes

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an external modem port that

 

 

can be used as a backup or stand alone connection to the Internet.

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FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide

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