Changing An Administrator Account Password; Configuring Regular (Password) Authentication For Administrators; Configuring Remote Authentication For Administrators - Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Manual

Administrators

Changing an administrator account password

Configuring regular (password) authentication for administrators

Configuring remote authentication for administrators

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IPv6 Trusted Host #1 Enter the trusted host IPv6 address and netmask that administrator login is
restricted to on the FortiGate unit. You can specify up to three trusted hosts.
IPv6 Trusted Host #2
These addresses all default to ::/0.
IPv6 Trusted Host #3
For more information, see
Admin Profile Select the admin profile for the administrator. You can also select Create New
to create a new admin profile. For more information on admin profiles, see
"Configuring an admin profile" on page
To change an administrator password, go to System > Admin >
Administrators, and select the Change Password icon next to the
administrator account you want to change the password for. Enter and confirm the new
password, and select OK to save the changes.
You can use a password stored on the local FortiGate unit to authenticate an
administrator.
To configure an administrator to authenticate with a password stored on the
FortiGate unit
1 Go to System > Admin.
2 Select Create New, or select the Edit icon beside an existing administrator.
3 Enter the following information:
Administrator A name for the administrator.
Type Regular.
Password A password for the administrator to use to authenticate.
Confirm The password entered in Password.
Password
Admin Profile The admin profile to apply to the administrator.
4 Configure additional features as required. For more information, see
administrator account" on page
5 Select OK.
When you select Type > Regular, you will see Local as the entry in the Type column when
you view the list of administrators. For more information, see
list" on page 269.
Note: If you forget or lose an administrator account password and cannot log in to your
FortiGate unit, see the Fortinet Knowledge Center article
account passwords.
You can authenticate administrators using RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+ servers. In order
to do this, you must configure the server, include the server as a user in a user group, and
create the administrator account to include in the user group.
"Using trusted hosts" on page
284.
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