Enterprise Fortigate Firewall Implementation
Deployed highly redundant Next-Generation Fortigate Firewall clusters to secure critical enterprise networks, enabling deep packet inspection, VPN access, and advanced threat protection.
HA
Active-Passive
500+
Secure VPN Users
Zero Trust
Policies Enforced
The Challenge
The company was relying on aging perimeter firewalls that lacked application-aware visibility and could not support the growing number of remote workers. The network was also segmented poorly, creating lateral movement risks.
The Solution
Architected a complete network security overhaul using Fortinet solutions.
- High Availability Cluster: Configured two Fortigate appliances in an Active-Passive HA cluster to ensure seamless failover in case of hardware failure.
- Network Segmentation: Redesigned VLANs to isolate Guest, IoT, Corporate, and Server networks, enforcing strict inter-VLAN firewall policies.
- VPN & SSO: Deployed SSL-VPN for remote users with LDAP integration for Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
- Advanced Threat Protection: Enabled IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), Antivirus, and Web Filtering profiles to block malicious traffic at the edge.
Tech Stack
Fortigate NGFW
FortiAnalyzer
SSL VPN
IPsec VPN
LDAP/Radius
VLAN