Connecting FortiGate devices

Before REST API imports, FortiConverter needs to connect to FortiGate devices first. The connected devices can be used as the source devices of FortiGate migration or the target devices of REST API imports.

Please follow the steps below to connect your devices to FortiConverter.

There’re two ways to authenticate your REST API request:

• Username/Password
• API-Token.

To use API-Token authorization, please follow steps in Create new REST API admin.

Please note that the devices with FortiOS v5.2 or older are not valid devices for REST API feature because minimium REST APIs are supported in those FortiOS versions.

1. Go to the FortiConverter dashboard and click the tab Device in the left side.



2. Click the button New Device at the top-right corner.
3. Input the network address and login information. If the HTTPS port of the device is changed by the command config system global -> "set admin-sport, please fill in the field HTTPS port.



4. If you want to use Token authorization, please enable Token Authorization and input the token you just generated on FortiGate GUI.



5. Click Test Connection to see if the device can be connected and authenticated.
6. Click OK to save the device information.