Cli Commands - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-4000 Installation Manual

CLI commands

CLI commands
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To connect to the switched interface CLI you need:
• a computer with an available communications port,
• a RJ-45 to DB-9 cable included in your FortiGate package,
• a VT100 terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal for Windows.
Note: The following procedure describes how to connect to the CLI using Windows
HyperTerminal software. You can use any VT100 terminal emulation program.
To connect to the switched interface CLI
1 Connect the RJ-45 to DB-9 cable to the communications port of your computer and to
the COM port (management interface) of the switched interface.
2 Make sure that the FortiGate-4000 unit and the switched interface is powered on.
3 Start HyperTerminal on your management computer, enter a name for the connection,
and select OK.
4 Configure HyperTerminal to connect directly to the communications port on the
computer to which you have connected the RJ-45 to DB-9 cable and select OK.
5 Select the following port settings and select OK.
Bits per second 9600
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
6 Press ESC to log into command line utility mode.
The command line utility prompt is >.
7 Type ? and press Enter to list all available commands.
The FortiGate-4000 switched interface module CLI commands can be used to change
the configuration of the switched interface module. These commands consist of a
short command name (for example, pl for port link status) and keywords. If the
command displays information about or changes a setting on a switched interface
port, the command includes a port number. Port number can have the following
values:
Table 21: Port numbers and switched interface ports
<port_no> Description
0 - 9 Ports connecting to FortiBlade-4010 modules in FortiGate-4000 slots 1 to 10.
10 FortiGate-4000 switched interface LAN1 port.
11 FortiGate-4000 switched interface LAN2 port.
8
None
1
None
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Switched interface configuration
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