Item: Fortinet FortiGate
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Fortigate is used by our organization as a firewall and a VPN for our office internet services and some datacenter configurations. We use multiple devices to manage internet traffic and also use it to gain access via VPN to our internet network.

Pros and Cons

VPN routing.
Firewall protection.
Traffic management.

Process of updating firmware configurations.
Licensing costs could be lower.
Having to look for updates for software.

Return on Investment

Protection from attacks.
Protection for stabilizing our internet traffic.
Security to see any type of negative traffic by IP.

Alternatives Considered

We have also used Cisco in the past, but it was overkill for the size of our offices. We do use Cisco for our data centers, however, we use Fortinet in all office locations. Some remote employees use smaller Fortinet's for VPN / VoIP access which they work perfectly for.

Other Software Used

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Likelihood to Recommend

Fortinet FortiGate has been great in rate limiting traffic for our offices by IP address when a user is using up a high amount of bandwidth, and also by allowing VPN access to our internal network, as well as protecting us from any type of attacks. It has been great for our multiple locations, but it may be overkill for smaller office setups.

Best for office location configurations

Overall Satisfaction with Fortinet FortiGate