Configuring The Primary I/O Module - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5005-DIST Getting Started

Installing FortiController-5208 modules

Configuring the primary I/O module

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Enter the command get system status. The output similar to the following is
displayed if the FortiController-5208 is operating normally.
Version:Fortigate-5208 3.00,build039,061031
Serial-Number:123456789012345
Bios version:04000002
Hostname:FTG5K-IO
System time: Tue Nov 7 09:30:18 2006
If you cannot connect to the CLI make sure your connections are good and that
your terminal emulation settings are correct. You could also try connecting to the
web-based manager using the following procedure.
If you still cannot connect, contact Fortinet Support.
To connect to the FortiController-5208 web-based manager
You can confirm that the FortiController-5208 module is operating normally if you
can connect to the web-based manager using the Management front panel
Ethernet interface.
1 Connect the Management ethernet interface of the FortiController-5208 module to
the same hub, switch, or network as a management computer.
2 The default IP address of the FortiController-5208 Management interface is
192.168.1.99. Configure the management computer to be on the same subnet as
the Management interface. For example, change the IP address of the
management computer to 192.168.1.2 and the netmask to 255.255.255.0.
3 To access the web-based manager, start Internet Explorer on the management
computer and browse to https://192.168.1.99 (remember to include the "s" in
https://).
If the FortiController-5208 is operating normally, the FortiGate login page appears.
4 Type admin in the Name field and select Login (no password required).
The FortiController-5208 System Status page (also called the dashboard) is
displayed (for example, see
If you cannot connect to the web-based manager make sure your connections are
good and that the management computer IP address is correct. The Management
interface should also respond to pings at 192.168.1.99. You could also try
connecting to the CLI using the previous procedure.
If you still cannot connect, contact Fortinet Support.
Once the FortiController-5208 modules are installed you must configure the
FortiController-5208 module installed in slot 1 to be the primary I/O module.
All FortiController-5208 modules default to operating as a secondary I/O module,
and wait for communication from the primary FortiController-5208 module.
You must always configure the FortiController-5208 module installed in slot 1 to be
the primary I/O module. This is true if the FortiGate-5005-DIST system contains
one or two FortiController-5208 modules.
If your system contains two FortiController-5208 modules an extra step is required
on the primary I/O module.
Figure 6 on page 18).
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