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Send Logs to FortiCloud

FortiCloud is Fortinet's hosted log + management service. Subscribe, point your FortiGate at it, and get cloud-hosted logging, reporting, and (in higher tiers) management. Useful when you don't want to deploy FortiAnalyzer locally.

Before You Start

  • FortiCloud account at fortigate.forticloud.com.
  • FortiCloud subscription tier (Free, Premium, or Premium Plus).
  • Outbound HTTPS from FortiGate to FortiCloud reachable.

Steps

  1. Dashboard → Status → FortiCloud widget, OR Security Fabric → Fabric Connectors → Logging & Analytics → FortiCloud.
  2. Status — Enable.
  3. Account — log in with FortiCloud credentials, OR provide a registration token.
  4. Confirm enrollment.

FortiGate registers with FortiCloud; logs start uploading.

Configure log categories

config log fortiguard setting
    set status enable
    set source-ip 0.0.0.0
end

config log fortiguard filter
    set severity information
    set forward-traffic enable
    set event enable
end

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FortiCloud widget on dashboard showing connected status + tier.

Access FortiCloud Logs / Reports

  1. fortigate.forticloud.com → log in.
  2. Pick your FortiGate from the device list.
  3. Logs / Reports / Drilldowns — search and visualize.

Free tier has limited retention (typically 7 days); Premium has longer.

Common Issues

  • Enrollment fails. Outbound HTTPS to FortiCloud blocked. Check firewall.
  • Logs upload but don't show in console. Account-device binding lost. Re-authorize.
  • Quota exceeded. Free tier capped. Upgrade or reduce categories.
  • Privacy concerns. Logs leave premises. Confirm with compliance whether allowed.