Connecting To The Web Ui And The Cli - Fortinet FortiWAN Handbook

How to set up your FortiWAN
basic commands for trouble shooting and system recovery. This section starts with the steps to connect to FortiWAN's
Web UI and CLI while the first time using FortiWAN product. Afterward a basic and common concept about using Web
UI is introduced.

Connecting to the Web UI and the CLI

Be aware that the position of LAN port may vary depending on models. FortiWAN-200B, for example, has five network
interfaces, with its fourth interface as LAN port and fifth as DMZ port (See "
Before setting up FortiWAN in your network, ensure the following are taken care of:
Check network environment and make sure the following are ready before FortiWAN installation and setup: well-
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structured network architecture, and proper IP allocation.
Use cross-over to connect PC to FortiWAN LAN port instead of straight-through.
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Default LAN port
FortiWAN's LAN port (see "Default port mappings") is used to connect to a private LAN subnet and provides the access
to the Web UI. The default subnet configured on LAN port is 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 and the localhost IP address
is 192.168.0.1, which means you can connect to LAN port (192.168.0.1) from a management computer in the subnet
192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 without changing network setting on LAN port. For example, connect directly a
management computer that IP address/netmask is 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0 to the LAN port.
For the first time accessing to the Web UI, you can get the connection via a computer matching with the default LAN
subnet (See the section "Access via a computer that matches the default LAN IP address" below). However, the
default subnet configured on LAN port might conflict with or be unreachable from your existing network, especially for
the deployments of FortiWAN-VM. If you want to have the connection to LAN port from a subnet that does not match
the default LAN IP address, such as an existing subnet 10.10.10.0/255.255.255.0, you have to change the network
setting of LAN port via CLI to match the subnet (See the section "Access via a computer that does not match the
default LAN IP address" below).
To connect to the Web UI
The default IP address of LAN port is 192.168.0.1 and the netmask is 255.255.255.0. For the first time accessing the
Web UI, you can get the access via a computer connected directly to FortiWAN, or via a computer in a existing LAN
subnet connected to FortiWAN.
Requires: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, or Google Chrome 2.0 or newer.
Access via a computer that matches the default LAN IP address
Using the Ethernet cable, connect LAN port of the appliance to your computer. For a FortiWAN-VM appliance,
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connect your computer to the virtual network (vSwitch) of the LAN port of FortiWAN-VM appliance.
Switch on FortiWAN. It will emit 3 beeps, indicating the system is initialized and activated. Meanwhile, the LAN port
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LED blinks, indicating a proper connection.
By default, the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1. Configure your computer to match the appliance's default LAN
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subnet. For example, on Windows 7, click the Start (Windows logo) menu to open it, and then click Control Panel.
Click Network and Sharing Center, Local Area Connection, and then the Properties button. Select Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click its Properties button. Select Use the following IP address, then change your
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