Getting started with FortiGate-7000
Begin by installing your FortiGate-7000 chassis in a rack and installing FIM interface modules and FPM processing modules in it. Then you can power on the chassis and all modules in the chassis will power up.
Whenever a chassis is first powered on, it takes about 5 minutes for all modules to start up and become completely initialized and synchronized. During this time the chassis will not allow traffic to pass through and you may not be able to log into the GUI, or if you manage to log in, the session could time out as the FortiGate-7000 continues negotiating.
Review the PSU, fan tray, management module, FIM, and FPM LEDs to verify that everything is operating normally. Wait until the chassis has completely started up and synchronized before making configuration changes.
When the system has initialized, you have a few options for connecting to the FortiGate-7000 GUI or CLI:
- Log in to the GUI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then browse to https://192.168.1.99.
- Log in to the CLI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then use an SSH client to connect to 192.168.1.99 and use the same admin account to log in.
- Log in to the primary FIM CLI by connecting to the RJ-45 RS-232 Console 1 serial port on the FortiGate-7000 management module with settings: BPS: 9600, data bits: 8, parity: none, stop bits: 1, flow control: none.
The FortiGate-7000 ships with the following factory default configuration.
| Option | Default Configuration |
|---|---|
| Administrator Account User Name | admin |
| Password | (none) For security reasons you should add a password to the admin account before connecting the FortiGate-7000 to your network. |
| MGMT1 IP/Netmask | 192.168.1.99/24 (the MGMT1 interface is part of the mgmt redundant interface that also includes MGMT2, MGMT3, and MGMT4). |
All configuration changes must be made from the primary FIM GUI or CLI and not from the backup FIM or the FPMs.
All other management communication (for example, SNMP queries, remote logging, and so on) use the management aggregate interface and are handled by the primary FIM.