Description
This document was written for firmware version 4.0, however most of this information can also apply to version 3.0. It has been updated to contain the latest changes added in 5.0 as well as within various 4.0MR3 patches.
FortiGuard services represent the anti-virus, IPS, web-filtering and anti-spam update services.
Historically the AV/IPS service has been referred to as the FDS service, and the WF/AS service as the FortiGuard service. Currently, the term "FortiGuard" covers all services, however certain FortiManager GUI or CLI configuration sections continue to refer to them using the older terminology. This document covers the various FortiGuard configuration settings that can be configured on the FortiManager, FortiGate and FortiClient, and also explains which ones are required on each device in order to function properly.
A basic communication diagram displays the devices concerned and the communication direction with the corresponding TCP or UDP ports. Some debug commands are also provided in order to help diagnose potential configuration problems.
Scope
FortiManager 4.x and above (however most of this information can also apply to version 3.x)
