Console port
You can use the USB to RJ-45 RS-232 Console port to connect to the FortiGate 6000F CLI with these settings:
Baud Rate (bps) 9600, Data bits 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1, and Flow Control None
From the Console port, you can connect to the management board (MBD) CLI of the FortiGate 6000F. You can also press Ctrl-T to switch between the management board CLI and the CLIs of each of the FPCs in your FortiGate 6000F (the new destination is displayed in the terminal window). The FortiGate 6500F has a management board and 10 FPCs; 11 consoles in total. The FortiGate 6300F has a management board and 6 FPCs; 7 consoles in total.
You should only make configuration changes on the management board CLI. You can cycle through individual FPC consoles to use diagnose
, get
, or execute
commands to log into individual FPCs.
Once the console port is connected to the CLI that you want to use, press Enter to enable the CLI and log in. When your session is complete you can press Ctrl-T to connect to another CLI.
Your FortiGate 6000F package includes a USB to RJ-45 serial cable that you can use to connect a management PC USB port to the FortiGate 6000F console port.
Fortinet USB to RJ-45 serial cable RJ-45 pinout
RJ-45 |
Color |
Function |
---|---|---|
5 |
Green |
Ground |
3 |
Black |
Rx |
6 |
Yellow |
Tx |
Connecting to the CLI of an individual FPC
Use the following steps to connect to the CLI of the FPC in slot 4: (FPC04)
- Connect the console cable supplied with your FortiGate 6000F to the console port and to your PC USB port.
-
Start a terminal emulation program on the PC. Use these settings:
Baud Rate (bps) 9600, Data bits 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1, and Flow Control None.
- Press Ctrl-T to enter console switch mode.
-
Repeat pressing Ctrl-T until you have connected to FPC04. Example prompt:
<Switching to Console: FPC04 (9600)>
- Login with an administrator name and password.
- When your session is complete, enter the
exit
command to log out.