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Introduction, About this document, Document conventions – Fortinet FortiGuard Analysis 1.2.0 User Manual

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Introduction

About this document

FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service Version 1.2.0 Administration Guide
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Introduction

The FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service is a subscription-based
service that provides remote management and logging and reporting capabilities
for all FortiGate units. The FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service is
available for FortiGate units running FortiOS 3.0 MR6 or higher.

The subscription-based service is available from the FortiGuard Analysis and
Management Service portal web site, which provides a central location for
configuring logging, reporting and remote management. From the FortiGuard
Analysis and Management Service portal web site you can also view subscription
contract information, such as daily quota and the expiry date of the service.

This document refers to the FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service as “the
service”, a FortiGate unit as “device”, and the FortiGuard Analysis and
Management Service portal web site as the “portal web site”.

This section introduces you to FortiGuard Analysis and Management Service and
the following topics:

About this document

Fortinet documentation

Customer service and technical support

About this document

This document explains how to configure and use the service. This document
contains the following sections:

Setup

– Describes how to create a service account, add a device and its

contract to the service account, and configure devices to use the service.

Dashboard

– Describes how to add widgets and pages, and customize the

Dashboard and pages.

Management

– Describes how to view service account information, add users

and devices, and create and run scripts.

Analysis

– Describes how to view and browse logs, including viewing reports.

Document conventions

The following document conventions are used in this guide:

• In the examples, private IP addresses are used for both private and public IP

addresses.

• Notes and Cautions are used to provide important information:

Note: Highlights useful additional information.