Technical Tip: How to check interface bandwidth utilization from GUI

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Description

This article describes how to check and monitor the bandwidth utilization through some graphical view.

This will permit to keep in track the bandwidth utilization for interface.

Solution
Add Interface widget, from where it is possible to check/monitor the bandwidth utilization.

Steps to add the Interface widget in GUI:

1) Login to the FortiGate
2) Go to Dashboard -> Main/status

3) Check for the setting icon at the bottom, select the icon and select “Add Widget”

4) Go to “Monitor”, select "Interface bandwidth" and select the interface

The bandwidth tracking will be displayed:

Note.

For 7.0 version, the 'Add Widget' icon available on top.