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System Administrators
Central Management
Central Management
Go to System > Admin > Central Management to configure the FortiGate unit to
be managed through either:
• FortiManager
• FortiGuard Management Service
With FortiManager and FortiGuard, the administrative functionality is similar - the
FortiGate unit is centrally managed in each case. This option allows you to
backup the FortiGate configuration to another location other than your local PC,
which can be useful when you administer multiple FortiGate units.
Figure 94: Central Management configurations - FortiManager and FortiGuard
Central Management
Enable Central Enable the Central Management feature on the FortiGate unit.
Management
Type
FortiManager: Select to use FortiManager as the central
management service for the FortiGate unit. Enter the IP Address of
the FortiManager Server.
FortiGuard Management Service: Select to use the FortiGuard
Management Service as the central management service for the
FortiGate unit. Enter the Account ID you were given when you
registered for this service.
Click Change to open the FortiGuard Distribution Network screen
and select the Account ID in Management Service Options (see
Figure 95).
If you do not have an account ID, register for the FortiGuard
Management Service with Fortinet Customer Service.
Allow automatic
backup of
configuration on
logout/timeout
Enable to have configuration backup occur when the admin session
is closed - you log out of the FortiGate unit or the admin timeout is
reached.
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