Console Port - Fortinet FortiGate 6000F Series System Manual

FortiGate 6000F series hardware description
Connector Type
MGMT1 RJ-45
MGMT2
MGMT3 SFP+
HA1 HA2 SFP+
CONSOLE RJ-45
USB USB 3.0
Type A

Console port

You can use the USB to RJ-45 RS-232 Console port to connect to the FortiGate 6000F CLI with these settings:
Baud Rate (bps) 9600, Data bits 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1, and Flow Control None
From the Console port, you can connect to the management board (MBD) CLI of the FortiGate 6000F. You can also
press Ctrl-T to switch between the management board CLI and the CLIs of each of the FPCs in your FortiGate 6000F
(the new destination is displayed in the terminal window). The FortiGate 6500F has a management board and 10 FPCs;
11 consoles in total. The FortiGate 6300F has a management board and 6 FPCs; 7 consoles in total.
You should only make configuration changes on the management board CLI. You can cycle through individual FPC
consoles to use diagnose, get, or execute commands to log into individual FPCs.
Once the console port is connected to the CLI that you want to use, press Enter to enable the CLI and log in. When your
session is complete you can press Ctrl-T to connect to another CLI.
Your FortiGate 6000F package includes a USB to RJ-45 serial cable that you can use to connect a management PC
USB port to the FortiGate 6000F console port.
FortiGate 6000F Series 7.0.12 System Guide
Speed Protocol
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
1/10Gbps Ethernet
1/10Gbps Ethernet
9600bps RS-232
data bits: 8
parity: none
stop bits: 1
flow control: none
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
Description
10/100/1000BASE-T copper
connections for out of band
management or system
administration.
1/10GigE connection using an
SFP+ or SFP transceiver. For out of
band management or system
administration.
1/10GigE connection using SFP+ or
SFP transceivers. For HA heartbeat
and synchronization. 1GigE not
recommended.
Serial interface for console access.
Standard USB connector.
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