FortiManager Security Management appliances allow you to centrally manage any number of Fortinet Network Security devices, from several to thousands, including FortiGate®, FortiWiFi™, and FortiCarrier™. Network administrators can better control their network by logically grouping devices into administrative domains (ADOMs), efficiently applying policies and distributing content security/firmware updates. FortiManager is one of several versatile Network Security Management Products that provide a diversity of deployment types, growth flexibility, advanced customization through APIs and simple licensing.

Features & Benefits

• Provides easy centralized configuration, policy-based provisioning, update management and end-to-end network monitoring for your Fortinet installation
• Manage up to 5,000 devices and virtual domains (VDOMs) from a single FortiManager interface
• Segregate management of large deployments easily and securely by grouping devices and agents into geographic or functional administrative domains (ADOMs)
• Reduce your management burden and operational costs with fast device and agent provisioning, detailed revision tracking, and thorough auditing capabilities
• Easily manage complex mesh and star VPN environments while leveraging FortiManager as a local distribution point for software and policy updates
• Seamless integration with FortiAnalyzer appliances provides in-depth discovery, analysis, prioritization and reporting of network security events
• Quickly create and modify policies/objects with a consolidated, drag and drop enabled, in-view editor
• Script and automate device provisioning, policy pushing, etc. with JSON APIs or build custom web portals with the XML API
• Delineate and constrain management responsibilities by implementing role-based administration
• Leverage powerful device profiles for mass provisioning and configuration of managed devices
• Centrally control firmware upgrades and content security updates from FortiGuard Labs
• Deploy with either a physical hardware appliance or virtual machine with multiple options to dynamically increase storage