FortiMonitor's most valuable features include user monitoring, integration with Fortinet FortiGate, and centralized management. It offers dual-factor authentication, informative dashboards, and real-time alerts. Its ability to monitor network traffic, automate processes, and schedule backups enhances system management. UniMas supports mass configuration. Its alert system sends notifications via SMS, and emails are circulated to inform technical teams of network activities. The cloud-based operation is essential for redundancy and proactive issue detection, minimizing manual intervention.
- "FortiMonitor is a great compliment to Cradlepoint; we have big backups for our Cradlepoint solutions, but FortiMonitor is a great routing device and we love working with them."
- "The most valuable feature of FortiMonitor is user monitoring, as we are able to see if the user is following the policy or not from their system, and additionally the solution integrates well with Fortinet FortiGate and has centralized management."
- "Fortinet's customer support is very good."
FortiMonitor could benefit from improved compatibility with Linux, enhanced reporting features, a streamlined setup process, and a more intuitive dashboard. Users find the alert system needs refinement and suggest better customization options for the UI. There are also calls for credential management, enhanced security monitoring, and support for monitoring multiple network brands. Additionally, users imply the price in certain regions could be more competitive and upgrading to new firmware versions sometimes causes corruption issues.
- "We use FortiToken, and it's a pain to use because you have to send things through your phone and then confirm by email."
- "FortiMonitor could improve by having compatibility with other operating systems, such as Linux."
- "FortiMonitor could be improved by making it more convenient for smaller workloads, such as when configuring a few branches."
