Fortinet FortiGate 100 - Manual (Page 13)

FortiGate-100 Installation and Configuration Guide Version 2.50 MR2
FortiGate-100 Installation and Configuration Guide
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Introduction
The FortiGate Antivirus Firewall supports network-based deployment of
application-level services—including antivirus protection and full-scan content filtering.
FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls improve network security, reduce network misuse and
abuse, and help you use communications resources more efficiently without
compromising the performance of your network. FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls are
ICSA-certified for firewall, IPSec and antivirus services.
Your FortiGate Antivirus Firewall is a dedicated easily managed security device that
delivers a full suite of capabilities that include:
• application-level services such as virus protection and content filtering,
• network-level services such as firewall, intrusion detection, VPN, and traffic
shaping.
Your FortiGate Antivirus Firewall employs Fortinet’s Accelerated Behavior and
Content Analysis System (ABACAS™) 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. The FortiGate series complements existing solutions, such as host-based
antivirus protection, and enables new applications and services while greatly lowering
costs for equipment, administration and maintenance.
The FortiGate-100 model is an easy-to-
deploy and easy-to-administer solution
that delivers exceptional value and
performance for small office, home office,
and branch office applications. The
FortiGate installation wizard guides users through a simple process that enables most
installations to be up and running in minutes.
Antivirus protection
FortiGate ICSA-certified antivirus protection virus scans web (HTTP), file transfer
(FTP), and email (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP) content as it passes through the
FortiGate. If a virus is found, antivirus protection removes the file containing the virus
from the content stream and forwards an replacement message to the intended
recipient.