Registering your FortiGate-7000 series products
Quick FIM-7904E configuration
Quick FIM-7904E configuration
This section is a quick start guide to connecting and configuring a FIM-7904E for your network.
Before using this chapter, your FortiGate chassis should be mounted and connected to your power system. In
addition, your FIM-7904Es should be inserted into the chassis in slots 1 or 2 and one or more processor modules
should be installed in chassis slots 3 and up. The chassis and the modules should also be powered up and the
front panel LEDs should indicate that the modules are functioning normally. As well the FIM-7904E and the
processor modules should be running the same FortiOS firmware version.
Registering your FortiGate-7000 series products
FortiGate-7000 series products are registered according to the chassis serial number. You need to register your
chassis to receive Fortinet customer services such as product updates and customer support. You must also
register your product for FortiGuard services. Register your product by visiting
. To
register, enter your contact information and the serial numbers of the Fortinet products that you or your
organization have purchased.
Choosing the configuration tool
You can use either the GUI or the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure the FIM-7904E. Some basic
configuration settings can only be done from the CLI. You can connect to the GUI using HTTP or HTTPS, You
can connect to the CLI using SSH or Telent or by a direct console connection to the FIM-7904E Console port. Use
a terminal emulator with the following settings to connect to the console port: bits per second: 9600, data bits: 8,
parity: none, stop bits: 1, flow control: none.
Changing network settings
The FIM-7904E ships with the following factory default configuration.
Option
Default Configuration
Administrator Account User
Name
admin
Password
(none)
MGMT1 to MGMT 4
IP/Netmask
192.168.1.99/24
MGMT 1 to MGMT 4 of each FIM-7904E are configured as a static aggregate interface called mgmt and all have
the same IP address. If you have two FIM modules installed in your chassis, then MGMT 1 to MGMT 4 of both
modules are all in the same static aggregate interface.
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