Connecting To The Web-Based Manager - Fortinet fortivoice Administrator's Manual

Connecting to the web-based manager

To connect to the web-based manager using its default settings, you must have:
• a computer with an RJ-45 Ethernet network port
• a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or greater, or a recent version
of Mozilla Firefox
• a crossover network cable
Table 3: Default settings for connecting to the web-based manager
Network Interface
URL
Administrator Account
Password
To connect to the web-based manager
1. On your management computer, configure the Ethernet port with the static IP address
192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
2. Using the Ethernet cable, connect your computer's Ethernet port to the FortiVoice unit's
port1.
3. Start your browser and enter the URL https://192.168.1.99/admin. (Remember to include the
"s" in https://.)
To support HTTPS authentication, the FortiVoice unit ships with a self-signed security
certificate, which it presents to clients whenever they initiate an HTTPS connection to the
FortiVoice unit. When you connect, depending on your web browser and prior access of the
FortiVoice unit, your browser might display two security warnings related to this certificate:
• The certificate is not automatically trusted because it is self-signed, rather than being
• The certificate might belong to another web site. The common name (CN) field in the
Both warnings are normal for the default certificate.
4. Verify and accept the certificate, either permanently (the web browser will not display the
self-signing warning again) or temporarily. You cannot log in until you accept the certificate.
For details on accepting the certificate, see the documentation for your web browser.
5. In the Name field, type admin, then click Login. (In its default state, there is no password for
this account.)
Login credentials entered are encrypted before they are sent to the FortiVoice unit. If your
login is successful, the web UI appears. To continue by updating the firmware, see
Information widget" on page
wizard.
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signed by a valid certificate authority (CA). Self-signed certificates cannot be verified with
a proper CA, and therefore might be fraudulent. You must manually indicate whether or
not to trust the certificate.
certificate, which usually contains the host name of the web site, does not exactly match
the URL you requested. This could indicate server identity theft, but could also simply
indicate that the certificate contains a domain name while you have entered an IP
address. You must manually indicate whether this mismatch is normal or not.
port1
https://192.168.1.99/admin
admin
(none)
22. Otherwise, to continue by following the configuration
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