Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed

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While AIS Managed Firewall services offer the benefit of professional monitoring, maintenance, and support from a dedicated team, implementing a non-AIS Managed firewall can also be an effective approach for organizations. With a non-AIS Managed firewall, the responsibility falls on the organization to configure, monitor, and maintain the firewall themselves. This approach allows for more control over the customization and configuration of the firewall to suit specific business needs.

Benefits

  • Enhanced Security: Implementing a firewall, whether it is AIS Managed or non-AIS Managed, can greatly enhance the security of your network. A firewall acts as a barrier between your internal network and external threats, filtering incoming and outgoing traffic to prevent unauthorized access or malicious activity.
  • Improved Network Performance: By implementing a firewall, you can better manage and optimize your network traffic flow.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Many industries are subject to strict regulatory requirements when it comes to data security and privacy.

Qualification Questions

These questions help our team determine which Tasks and Requirements are needed for your Project.

Our team will then handle and manage your Project using Project Central

Is your Business looking for any of these IT Solutions?

Do you need to connect your sites together with Site to Site VPN tunnels? If so, how many tunnels do you need?
Do you need a web filter configured? If so, how many user groups are needed?
Will the cutover take place outside standard business hours?
Do you need Radius/LDAP Configured? If so, how many directory services are needed?
Do you need a separate guest network configured?
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for Dynamic Routing
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for Failover ISP Configuration
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for Firewall Consolidation
Do you need AIS Firewalls Implemented? If so, at how many locations?
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for High Availability/Failover
Do you need advanced security features configured?
Will users need to VPN into the network with the Fortinet VPN?
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on if Migrating From Different Brand
Does the firewall need to act as a VPN Server? If so, for how many users?
Do you need Nat rules configured? If so, how many?
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for up to 10 Rules/Groups for Content Filtering
Firewall Implementation Non AIS Managed Firewall Implementation Add on for Multi Factor Authentication

Example Project Plan

Implementation
  • Firewall Implementation Web Filter Global Base Configuration (non user based)
  • Network Switch Configuration
  • Wireless Access Point Configuration
  • Update firewall configuration for Guests
  • Configure Additional ISP
  • Active/Passive Failover Configuration
  • Physical Decommissioning
  • Logical Decommissioning
  • Firewall Configuration
  • Firewall Cutover
  • Setup of VPN Users
  • Configuration of Requested Rules/Groups for Content Filtering
Planning
  • After Hours Scheduling
  • Guest Network Settings
  • Develop routing traffic test plan to confirm during implementation
  • Confirm/Review ISP Information
  • Confirm if equipment to be decommissioned should be e wasted or otherwise disposed
  • Send Forticlient End User VPN Instructions to Users
Solution Design
  • Determine best fit routing protocol
Discovery
  • Identify internal/external subnets requiring routes
  • Discovery of current firewall configuration
Validation
  • Perform testing to verify traffic is routing as expected
Closing
  • another design review imple task


Last modified March 27, 2025