Displaying The Fortigate Serial Number; Displaying The Fortigate Up Time; Backing Up System Settings; Restoring System Settings - Fortinet FortiGate 50A Installation And Configuration Manual

Displaying the FortiGate serial number

Displaying the FortiGate serial number

Displaying the FortiGate up time

Backing up system settings

Restoring system settings

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1 Go to System > Status.
The serial number is displayed on the System Status page of the web-based
manager. The serial number is specific to the FortiGate unit and does not change with
firmware upgrades.
1 Go to System > Status.
The FortiGate up time displays the time in days, hours, and minutes since the
FortiGate unit was last started.
You can back up system settings by downloading them to a text file on the
management computer.
To back up system settings
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select System Settings Backup.
3 Select Backup System Settings.
4 Type a name and location for the file.
The system settings file is backed up to the management computer.
5 Select Return to go back to the Status page.
You can restore system settings by uploading a previously downloaded system
settings text file.
To restore system settings
1 Go to System > Status.
2 Select System Settings Restore.
3 Enter the path and filename of the system settings file, or select Browse and locate
the file.
4 Select OK to restore the system settings file to the FortiGate unit.
The FortiGate unit restarts, loading the new system settings.
5 Reconnect to the web-based manager and review your configuration to confirm that
the uploaded system settings have taken effect.
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