# Fortigate

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This integration is currently in beta.
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Connect your Fortinet Fortigate account with Halo Security to automatically import assets into the Halo Security platform.

### Fortigate Setup

To connect Halo Security with Fortigate, you'll need to create a REST API Admin:

1. Log into FortiGate web UI as an administrator.
2. Navigate to **System → Administrators → Create New → REST API Admin**.
3. Enter a name for the API admin (e.g., "Halo Security").
4. Configure **Trusted Hosts**:
   * Leave blank to allow access from any IP, **or**
   * Set to Halo Security's [IP addresses](https://support.halosecurity.com/en/articles/6233248-add-ip-addresses-to-allowlist) for restricted access
5. Click to generate the API key.
6. Copy the generated **API Token**.

### Connect Fortigate to Halo Security

1. Navigate to *Settings → Integrations →* [Add](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/settings/integrations/add).
2. Select **Fortigate** from the list of available integrations.
3. Name the integration and click **Add**
4. Configure the following settings:
   * **Auto-Update Every:** Select how often you would like to sync data from Fortigate
   * **API Token**: Enter your API token
   * **Host /** **IP**: Enter the IP/FQDN of your Fortigate instance.
5. Click **Save**

After verifying the account details, your integration will be ready for use.

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You can add domains or hosts to ignore in the **Ignore** tab. Any hosts listed here will be skipped when retrieving information from Fortigate, allowing you to exclude specific resources from your asset discovery.
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