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FortiGate Registration and Basic Settings

The document provides instructions for registering a FortiGate unit, setting the system time, and restricting administrative access through the following steps: 1. Register the FortiGate to receive FortiGuard updates and support. 2. Set the system time by selecting the time zone and setting the time manually or through NTP synchronization. 3. Optionally, restrict administrative access to trusted hosts only by defining the trusted hosts and enabling this restriction for the admin account.

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FortiGate Registration and Basic Settings

The document provides instructions for registering a FortiGate unit, setting the system time, and restricting administrative access through the following steps: 1. Register the FortiGate to receive FortiGuard updates and support. 2. Set the system time by selecting the time zone and setting the time manually or through NTP synchronization. 3. Optionally, restrict administrative access to trusted hosts only by defining the trusted hosts and enabling this restriction for the admin account.

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Registering your FortiGate and configuring the

system settings
In this example, you will register your FortiGate unit and set the system time. You will also
configure several administrative account settings to prevent unauthorized access.

1. Registering your FortiGate


2. Setting the system time
3. (Optional) Restricting administrative access to a trusted host
4. Changing the default admin password
5. Results

Registration 12

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Register your Set the Configure the


FortiGate system time admin account
1. Registering your FortiGate
Registering your FortiGate allows you
to receive FortiGuard updates and is
required for firmware upgrades and
access to support.fortinet.com.
Before registering your FortiGate unit,
it must have Internet connectivity.

Go to System > Dashboard >


Status and locate the License
Information widget.
Next to Support Contract, select
Register.

Either use an existing Fortinet Support


account or create a new one. Select
your Country and Reseller.

It is recommend to use a common


account to register all your
Fortinet products, to allow the
Support site to keep a complete
listing of your devices.
The License Information widget
now displays the unit as Registered.

2. Setting the system time


Go to System > Dashboard >
Status and locate the System
Information widget.
Next to System Time, select
Change.

Select your Time Zone and either


set the time manually or select
Synchronize with NTP Server.

Since not all time zones have


names, you may need to know
how many hours ahead (+) or
behind (-) you are from Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT).
The System Information widget now
displays the correct time.

3. (Optional) Restricting administrative access to a trusted host


Go to System > Admin >
Administrators and edit the default
admin account.
Enable Restrict this Administrator
Login from Trusted Hosts Only.
Set Trusted Host #1 to the static
IP address of the PC you will use to
administer the FortiGate unit, using
/32 as the netmask.
You can also set an entire subnet
as the trusted host, using /24 as the
netmask.
If required, set additional trusted
hosts.
4. Changing the default admin password
Go to System > Admin >
Administrators and edit the default
admin account.
Select Change Password. Leave
Old Password blank and enter the
New Password.
You will be automatically signed out
after changing the password.

5. Results
Attempt to log in using the admin
account without a password. Access
is denied.
Log in using the new password to
access the FortiGate.

Go to System > Dashboard


> Status and locate the Alert
Message Console widget, which
indicates the failed authentication
attempt.

(Optional) If access has been


restricted to a trusted host, attempts
to connect from a device that is not
trusted will be denied.

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