Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Initial Setup
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Jim Morrill
Network admin at Penobscot Valley Hospital
It was complex when it came to the active directory portion of the product. Knowing what was required to have the active directory integration with the authenticator was a little tricky, and figuring out how the users' email addresses were going to be displayed. When you go to Office 365, it redirects it back to the authenticator and you have to make sure you have the right configuration and the right domain because it inputs it based on your domain name. It was difficult to get that figured out.
View full review »The product's initial setup phase was easy. It is also easy to deploy.
The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.
The time taken to deploy the solution depends on the familiarity of the user with the solution. If you are familiar with the product, deploying it takes about a minute.
The solution was straightforward to deploy.
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The deployment is seamless. The product is cloud-based.
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Viswanathan Selvakumar
Senior Manager at Allsec Technologies Ltd
The deployment was not complex, but it is not quite easy to deploy it on the desktop. It took three to four hours. We took half a day because we were new to the product and our employees were also involved in other tasks. The network team in our organization maintains the solution. There are six people in our network team.
View full review »The initial setup is complicated. However, considering the complicated tasks it does, it is fine.
In general, you just spend about three days designing and implementing the solution.
The deployment is done in the customer's environment and as per what they require. So, configure the LDAP integration and SAML integration with the existing sources. Then I started to create the SAML services and RADIUS services for firewalls. I then copy to add the tokens before authenticating the users. Then, they can pull it down from the OTAP service.
The initial setup is complex. It would be helpful if customers get assistance from professional services. They can customize it depending on the architecture visibility. It is easy to design if they hire a knowledgeable architect. It takes less than a week to complete.
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MatteoMazzei
Security Manager at Yarix S.r.l.
The setup depends on the integration requirements. Integrating FortiAuthenticator with other Fortinet products is relatively straightforward.
In terms of implementation, it performs quite well.
View full review »The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is easy.
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's deployment takes an hour if everything is up and running.
Three to four engineers are required for the deployment of the product.
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Nick Munro
Technology Services Director at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Regarding setup, I would say that it is straightforward but not simple. It's not a job for the novice, but it is straightforward for an experienced engineer. Also, my clients normally ask for help.
The solution gets deployed on physical, virtual, and SaaS.
The cloud deployment felt limited, but there was valuable information on the Internet. A lot of testing needs to be done, and the deployment is easier for those who understand how to do it on the cloud. We needed support here and the support team could not figure out the issue. Eventually, one of the support team members helped, but there was still an information gap.
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Ernesto Chang
Presales Engineer at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
The initial setup process will vary from simple to complex and depends on your existing User Identity Systems, integrations, and scale of the network
View full review »We typically only need to perform installation updates or implement changes if infrastructure changes occur at the customer's end. This doesn't happen often, once or twice a year. When implemented correctly, it's not complicated to manage, so it isn't required. We have a team of five engineers responsible for deployment, maintenance, and all other operations related to the product.
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reviewer1372281
Network Manager at a computer retailer with 11-50 employees
We require two administration executives to manage the product.
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Simone Meddi
Architect engineer at DGS S.P.A.
It is deployed on-premises. One or two days for initial deployment is insufficient. It typically takes a few more days to set up the specific configurations. The standard device configuration is exceptionally fast.
View full review »The initial setup is simple compared to other solutions.
View full review »I found the initial implementation process to be simple and straightforward. I didn't find it to be overly complex. There aren't too many features, unlike an FortiNAC solution, that need to be set up.
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Zsolt Horvath
CEO at Prosperátor Kft.
The initial setup is easy. Only the Fortinet Access Control is difficult. The network access control solution is a difficult topic as well. It's not that the product is difficult. It's the environment, connecting to the switches, the firewalls, the zones, and the difficult appliances. FortiAuthenticator is easy to use and install.
However, I know FortiAuthenticator, so the initial setup was easy when I saw this product. The initial setup for all of the Fortinet products is typically easy.
The deployment time depends on the difficulty of the destination environment. Our last installation took four days. After that, we created the system's documentation, which took one day.
The initial setup was straightforward. The only problem we faced was the POC. We configure only through self-configuration. If we had an integrator or consultant to configure Fortinet FortiAuthenticator it would be easier than doing a self-configuration.
The initial setup was relatively easy. There were some issues we had with the LDAP integration, but it was solved quite quickly. We had some outside assistance for the deployment.
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RAMACHANDRAR
Director - Global Solutions & Customer Service at Brits & Byte IT Consulting
The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complex. If you know about the product, you will be able to do the setup.
It takes generally, one to two weeks for the full-fledged deployment. We have a demo unit. We just used that for showcasing the capability of the device to all of our customers.
Once they start using it, they would advise on the deployment.
View full review »The initial setup is very easy. It takes an hour to complete.
View full review »The initial setup is simple. It's not that difficult. You have to know the functionality of FortiProtect, the requirements, and it depends on your network. It's not that difficult to implement.
We have VMs and devices. But mostly, we are moving to VMs.
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JuanJose
Mechnical, of 1 adjustment and assembly at Daumar
Setting up FortiAuthenticator is straightforward. It took about two weeks to deploy and configure. I rate FortiAuthenticator eight out of 10 for ease of setup. One person is enough to manage and maintain the solution.
View full review »The implementation process is simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex.
It was deployed in about four hours or so. It doesn't take too long. However, we had many issues when we upgraded the equipment. The keys were not integrated properly and therefore it wasn't completely simple to manage.
We had one engineer handling the deployment.
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reviewer1160370
System Engineer - Security at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator was straightforward. The implementation process took three to four days with multiple sites.
I rate the initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator four out of five.
View full review »The initial setup was somewhat difficult in syncing our LDAP service to our main FortiGate.
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Mohammed Salhi
Security Engineer at Futuretec
The initial setup was very complex. The was one cluster and one load balancer that had to be configured.
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Madalena Carvalho
System ADM at a recreational facilities/services company with 501-1,000 employees
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator’s initial setup is simple.
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reviewer2325093
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is straightforward. I deployed the product to test it.
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WahidAlarasi
Solutions Architect at Exclusive GRP
Initial setup and configuration are very straightforward. From a technical perspective, you need to know where to do the PDS but if you have a technical background it should be very straightforward. I just bring the VM or the trial license and I start to do the POC, usually with the VM.
Initial setup and deployment sometimes need integration with FortiGate, and sometimes via the captive portal. It takes a maximum of an hour, but it also depends on the end-user and what they need to be integrated into the system, like features such as SMS gateway parameters.
View full review »The initial setup was straightforward. The solution functions 24/7 so the admin, operation and maintenance need to be in good shape round the clock so we generally have four engineers involved in maintenance.
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reviewer1294911
Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
The initial setup was not complex at all. It is actually very easy.
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reviewer1412841
MS at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
It wasn't difficult to set up. It took two days to deploy this solution and a week to roll out.
View full review »The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation. We can implement it easily in a different kind of infrastructure.
View full review »Configuration of the virtual device was very straightforward.
The configuration of the settings in the authenticator was a bit more confusing. We did have to contact support a few times to work through some configuration issues. They also helped us set up some configurations for the active directory and our local certificate servers.
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reviewer934035
Assistant Infrastructure Manager at a maritime company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Installation was very straightforward and took three days.
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Ibrahim Massad
Senior Network & Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read through the menus, you can find your way around the solution and make it work. A 10 minute surf through the tabs will give you an idea of what you can do and how to do it. Documentations and guides are also available when needed.
This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward.
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Ayokunmi Ogundapo
Systems Administrator at Interswitch
Initial setup was pretty straightforward. We were up and running within three days. I carried out the deployment.
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reviewer1446546
IT Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The initial setup is fairly simple because there's product training available for all of the tools from Fortinet. Our team is fully versed in those products, so it wasn't very difficult.
View full review »The setup process can be tedious.
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reviewer1753020
Channel Account Manager-Lead-West at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The initial setup is not straightforward. Our deployment took almost two months to complete.
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reviewer1418421
Information Technology Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup wasn't a problem at all. It was handled by certified Fortinet engineers. For that reason, it wasn't complex or difficult.
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Drissa DOUMBIA
Network Security Engineer at Technicom Mali
It was straightforward to implement and took one day to deploy.
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reviewer947091
Datacenter Engineer at a university with 501-1,000 employees
The initial setup is very easy.
View full review »We enjoyed an easy deployment. There are many documents with guides and best practices.
View full review »All Fortinet solutions are easy to implement.
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reviewer1189323
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The initial setup was very easy.
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Fortinet FortiAuthenticator
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.