FG Manual Update
FG Manual Update
FG Manual Update
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Products
FortiGate
Description
This article explains how to manually update AV Definition and Engine for a FortiGate unit
Solution
1) Log in to the Customer Service & Support web portal at https://support.fortinet.com, and select the 'Download' option, followed
by 'FortiGuard Service Updates'.
2) Download the files for AV Definition ("Virus Definition") paying attention to select FortiGate device and the correct OS version and
model of the device.
3) The current AV Definition version in a FortiGate unit can be checked from either the Web GUI or via CLI.
WEB GUI:
Go to System > Config > FortiGuard > "ATP Services" (AV Definitions)
CLI:
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4) Updating the AV Definition has to be done through the Web GUI. Go to:
Click on "Update" and select the file which was previously downloaded from the support site.
Clicking on "OK" will result in the message 'Updated successfully' which means that the AV Definition has been updated successfully:
Verify the AV Definition has been updated by comparing the result with the AV Definition shown in the step number 3.
WEB GUI:
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CLI:
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