Connecting To The Command Line Interface (Cli); Connecting To The Fortibridge Console - Fortinet Version 3.0 Administration Manual

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Connect the internal network to the FortiBridge-1000F INT 1 interface.
Connect the FortiBridge-1000F EXT 1 interface to the router.
You configure and manage the FortiBridge unit from the FortiBridge command line
interface (CLI). You can use a direct console connection, SSH, or Telnet to
connect to the FortiBridge CLI. This section describes how to connect directly to
the FortiBridge console and how to connect to the FortiBridge CLI across an
ethernet network using Telnet. See also
Telnet" on page 26 for more information about connecting to the FortiBridge CLI.
You require:
• A computer with an available communications port,
• An RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable,
• Terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal for Windows.
Note: The following procedure describes how to connect to the FortiBridge CLI using
Windows HyperTerminal software. You can use any terminal emulation software.
To connect to the FortiBridge console for the first time
Connect the FortiBridge console port to the available communications port on
your computer.
Make sure the FortiBridge unit is powered on.
Start HyperTerminal, enter a name for the connection, and select OK.
Configure HyperTerminal to connect directly to the communications port on the
computer to which you have connected the FortiBridge console port.
Select OK.
Select the following port settings and select OK.
Bits per second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
Press the escape key (Esc) to connect to the FortiBridge CLI.
A prompt similar to the following appears (shown for the FortiBridge-1000):
FortiBridge-1000 login:
Type a valid administrator name and press Enter.
The default administrator account is admin.
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