Connecting To The Web-Based Manager; Connecting To The Command Line Interface (Cli) - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100 Installation Manual

Connecting to the web-based manager

Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)

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Use the following procedure to connect to the web-based manager for the first time.
Configuration changes made with the web-based manager are effective immediately
without resetting the firewall or interrupting service.
To connect to the web-based manager, you need:
• a computer with an ethernet connection,
• Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher,
• a crossover cable or an ethernet hub and two ethernet cables.
Note: You can use the web-based manager with recent versions of most popular web
browsers. The web-based manager is fully supported for Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher.
To connect to the web-based manager
1 Set the IP address of the computer with an ethernet connection to the static IP
address 192.168.1.2 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
2 Using the crossover cable or the ethernet hub and cables, connect the internal
interface of the FortiGate unit to the computer ethernet connection.
3 Start Internet Explorer and browse to the address https://192.168.1.99. (remember to
include the "s" in https://).
The FortiGate login is displayed.
Figure 3: FortiGate login
4 Type admin in the Name field and select Login.
As an alternative to the web-based manager, you can install and configure the
FortiGate unit using the CLI. Configuration changes made with the CLI are effective
immediately without resetting the firewall or interrupting service.
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