Scenario
In a Fortinet-secured network, visibility into traffic and user activity is essential for maintaining security and troubleshooting issues. FortiGate firewalls offer powerful tools like logging, real-time monitoring, and FortiView dashboards to help administrators track network behavior, enforce policies, and respond to threats. In this activity, you’ll explore these tools to understand how they support operational awareness and security enforcement.
Objectives
● Enable and configure logging for key firewall policies and security events
● Access real-time monitoring to observe active sessions, bandwidth usage, and threat detections
● Explore FortiView dashboards to visualize traffic patterns, application usage, and user activity
● Use logs and FortiView insights to verify that security policies are functioning as intended
What You'll Learn?
By completing this activity on a FortiGate firewall, you will:
● Understand how Fortinet logging captures detailed event data for analysis
● Use real-time monitoring tools to track live traffic and system performance
● Navigate FortiView dashboards to gain insights into network behavior and threats
● Learn how to troubleshoot and validate policy enforcement using built-in visibility tools
● Strengthen your ability to respond to incidents and optimize firewall configurations
