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To configure log settings, go to Log > Log Settings. Enable to store logs in the unit's memory. Enable to store logs on the unit's disk. Enabling disk logging is required to produce data for all FortiView consoles.

To enable the pre-login banner in the GUI: Go to System > Settings. In the Basic tab, enable Pre Login Banner. Click Save.

These dates vary with each model and are updated periodically. End of Support (EOS): Marks the last day in a Fortinet model's lifecycle. Post this date, the model will not receive any hardware or software support from Fortinet. The standard practice sets the EOS 60 months (5 years) past the EOO date.

Depending on your device, you can easily store and access different logs, including traffic, system, web, applications, and security events. FortiGate Cloud provides seven days of log retention for devices without subscription while the subscription service extends this to one full year of logs.

With its single-pane view, FortiManager helps enterprises simplify oversight of security infrastructure and automate responses to potential problems. FortiAnalyzer is a must have when you administer multiple FortiGate firewalls in a defense in depth enterprise environment.

You can configure the Fortigate firewall to log to a syslog server through the web interface or through the CLI. To configure through the web interface, go to "System" -> "Log & Report" -> "Syslog". From there, you can add a new syslog server and specify the IP address or hostname of the machine running Filebeat.

If the FortiGate unit has only flash memory, disk logging is disabled by default, as it is not recommended. Constant rewrites to flash drives can reduce the lifetime and efficiency of the memory. It must be enabled in the CLI under config log disk setting. For some low-end models, disk logging is unavailable.