FortiOS 4.0 Released

After a well deserved vacation I am back and posting and will be talking about the new version 4.0 of FortiOS. Now that it has been officially released I can comment on some of the great new features that I was testing in the Beta versions. Below is a summary of the enhancements and I will write more in-depth about some of the more important additions over the coming weeks.

In the meantime you can already review the updated user guide here.

FortiOS 4.0 New Features and Enhancements

· Redesigned web UI
· Supports Data Leak Prevention (DLP) Feature
· DHCP over IPSec Interface Support
· Supports Power Supply Monitoring
· WCCP v2 Support
· SNMPv3 Support
· Customized GUI Control
· Enhanced Load Balance Feature
· Supports WAN Optimization and Web Cache Feature
· Redesigned SSL-VPN Web Portal
· Supports HTTP POST Blocking
· Supports Rogue Access Point Detection Feature
· Supports Addition web UI Widgets
· Supports Identity Based Firewall Policies
· Supports Policy Based Traffic Shaping
· Support for IPv6 Intrusion Protection
· Supports "ANY" Interface for Firewall Policies.
· Supports Administration over Modem Interface
· Enhanced Central Management Communication Model
· Redesigned IPS Feature
· RADIUS Feature Enhancements
· Enhanced Application Control Feature
· Configurable VDOM Resource Limits
· Redesigned SNMP MIBS
· Logging Improvements
· Introduction of AntiSpam Engine
· Endpoint Control Feature
· SSL Content Scanning and Inspection
· Administration Over Modem
· Network Access Control (NAC) Quarantine