Getting started
Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)
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Figure 2: FortiGate login
Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)
As an alternative to the web-based manager, you can install and configure the
FortiGate unit using the CLI. Configuration changes made with the CLI are effective
immediately without the need to reset the firewall or interrupt service.
To connect to the FortiGate CLI, you need:
• a computer with an available communications port,
• the null modem cable included in your FortiGate package,
• terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal for Windows.
To connect to the CLI:
1
Connect the null modem cable to the communications port of your computer and to
the FortiGate Console port.
2
Make sure that the FortiGate unit is powered on.
3
Start HyperTerminal, enter a name for the connection, and select OK.
4
Configure HyperTerminal to connect directly to the communications port on the
computer to which you have connected the null modem cable and select OK.
5
Select the following port settings and select OK.
Note:
The following procedure describes how to connect to the CLI using Windows
HyperTerminal software. You can use any terminal emulation program.
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