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Terminal Emulation with Console
Cable
To Connect to the CLI
Requires: Terminal emulator such as PuTTY, Tera Term, or a terminal server.
1. Connect the appliance console port to the management computer using the provided
console cable.
2. Start a
terminal emulation program
on the management computer. Select the
COM
port
and use the following settings:
Baud Rate:
9600
Data bits:
8
Parity:
None
Stop bits:
1
Flow Control:
None
3. Press
Enter
on your keyboard to
connect to the CLI
.
4. Login using username
“admin”
and
no password
. You can now proceed with
configuring your
device.
Get started by typing
“?”
for a list of available commands.
Begin typing a command and type
“?”
for a list of available ways to complete.
For example
“config ?”
shows the lowest level of configuration options.
B
Console Port
Serial Port
The FortiADC unit can be mounted in any standard
19 inch rack
unit with the provided
rail mount kit.
Please read the “Cautions and Warnings” prior to installing your device.
To install the FortiADC unit into a rack:
1. Ensure that the FortiADC unit is placed on a stable surface prior to
rack-mount
installation.
2. Assemble the
rails
and install the system in the rack following the
safety instructions
and the rack installation instructions in
Rail Installation
(p. 8).
3. Verify that the
spacing
around the FortiADC unit conforms to requirements and that
the unit is level.
4. Connect the provided
power cables
to the system.
5. Plug the other end of the power cables into separate power sources, such as
uninterruptible power supplies
(UPS) or
power distribution units
(PDU).
6. Insert one end of the provided
Ethernet cable
into one of the Ethernet ports on the
FortiADC unit. Insert the other end to a
router or switch
that is connected to the
Internet
.
7. Press the
power button
on the system to turn on the device.
Do not place heavy objects on the unit.
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