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Installation & Initial Configuration Checking system status
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Figure 7: Configuring interface settings for ports
Checking system status
The System Status page (accessible from the main menu), shown in Figure 8 and
Figure 9 show the overall health of the system.
These pages shows the port status. You must make sure that the Configured, Actual
and Link Partner Ability correspond correctly to your network and expectation.
These pages will also tell you if the sendmail service is operational. This service can be
used in conjunction with the Event Monitor to notify you (or other email recipients) of
system events. This can be configured under the
Configure > Current VID > Event
Notification menu.
For the FortiDDoS device to send a mail message, it must be able to contact a Domain
Name Server (DNS) to resolve the domain name of the email addresses. The status
page will indicate whether the system is able to reach a DNS server.
In case you are having trouble establishing connectivity, you must carefully study the
values for configured, actual and link partner ability.
Note: In case of forced settings, the link partner abilities must be ignored.