Quick FIM-7910E configuration
This section is a quick start guide to connecting and configuring a FIM-7910E for your network.
Before using this chapter, your FortiGate-7000 chassis should be mounted and connected to your power system. In addition, your FIM-7910Es should be inserted into the chassis in slots 1 or 2 and one or more processor modules should be installed in chassis slots 3 and up. The chassis and the modules should also be powered up and the front panel LEDs should indicate that the modules are functioning normally. As well the FIM-7910E and the processor modules should be running the same FortiOS firmware version.
Registering your FortiGate-7000 series products
FortiGate-7000 series products are registered according to the chassis serial number. You need to register your chassis to receive Fortinet customer services such as product updates and customer support. You must also register your product for FortiGuard services. Register your product by visiting https://support.fortinet.com. To register, enter your contact information and the serial numbers of the Fortinet products that you or your organization have purchased.
Choosing the configuration tool
You can use either the GUI or the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure the FIM-7910E. Some basic configuration settings can only be done from the CLI. You can connect to the GUI using HTTP or HTTPS, You can connect to the CLI using SSH or Telent or by a direct console connection to the FIM-7910E Console port. Use a terminal emulator with the following settings to connect to the console port: bits per second: 9600, data bits: 8, parity: none, stop bits: 1, flow control: none.
Changing network settings
The FIM-7910E 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 FIM-7910E to your network. |
| MGMT1 to MGMT4 IP/Netmask | 192.168.1.99/24 |
MGMT 1 to MGMT 4 of each FIM-7910E are configured as a static aggregate interface called mgmt and all have the same IP address. If you have two FIM modules installed in your chassis, then MGMT 1 to MGMT 4 of both modules are all in the same static aggregate interface.
At any time during the configuration process, if you run into problems, you can reset the FIM-7910E to the factory defaults and start over. From the CLI enter execute factoryreset.
Connect to the GUI by connecting MGMT1 of the module in slot 1 to your network and browsing to https://192.168.1.99. Log into the GUI using the admin account with no password. Go to Network > Interface and configure the FIM-7910E interfaces to connect to your network.