How to verify FortiGuard connectivity

You can verify the FortiGuard connectivity in the License Information widget under System > Dashboard > Status. When FortiGate is connected to FortiGuard, a green check mark appears for available FortiGuard services.

From CLI, execute ping “service.fortiguard.net” and “update.fortiguard.net”.

Sample output:

FG100D# execute ping service.fortiguard.net

PING guard.fortinet.net (208.91.112.196): 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 208.91.112.196: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=61.0 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.196: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=60.0 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.196: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=59.6 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.196: icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=58.9 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.196: icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=59.2 ms

— guard.fortinet.net ping statistics —

5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 58.9/59.7/61.0 ms

FG100D# execute ping update.fortiguard.net

PING fds1.fortinet.com (208.91.112.68): 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 208.91.112.68: icmp_seq=0 ttl=53 time=62.0 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.68: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time=61.8 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.68: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time=61.3 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.68: icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time=61.9 ms

64 bytes from 208.91.112.68: icmp_seq=4 ttl=53 time=61.8 ms