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Changing the view settings

Changing the view settings

The view settings change the look and language of the FortiOS GUI.

To change the view settings in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > Settings.
  2. In the View Settings section, configure the following settings:

    Language

    Set the GUI language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplifies Chinese, Korean.

    Theme

    Set the theme color: Jade, Neutrino, Mariner, Graphite, Melongene, Retro, Dark Matter, Onyx, or Eclipse.

    Date/Time Display

    Set the date and time to display using the FortiGate's or the browser's timezone.

    NGFW Mode

    Set the NGFW mode to either Profile-based (default) or Policy-based.

    Central SNAT

    Optionally, enable central SNAT. This option is only available in Profile-based mode.

  3. Click Apply.
To change the view settings in the CLI:
config system global
    set language {english | french | spanish | portuguese | japanese | trach | simch | korean}
    set gui-theme {jade | neutrino | mariner | graphite | melongene | retro | dark-matter | onyx | eclipse}
    set gui-date-time-source {system | browser}
end
config system settings
    set ngfw-mode {profile-based | policy-based}
    set central-nat {enable | disable}
end

Changing the view settings

The view settings change the look and language of the FortiOS GUI.

To change the view settings in the GUI:
  1. Go to System > Settings.
  2. In the View Settings section, configure the following settings:

    Language

    Set the GUI language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplifies Chinese, Korean.

    Theme

    Set the theme color: Jade, Neutrino, Mariner, Graphite, Melongene, Retro, Dark Matter, Onyx, or Eclipse.

    Date/Time Display

    Set the date and time to display using the FortiGate's or the browser's timezone.

    NGFW Mode

    Set the NGFW mode to either Profile-based (default) or Policy-based.

    Central SNAT

    Optionally, enable central SNAT. This option is only available in Profile-based mode.

  3. Click Apply.
To change the view settings in the CLI:
config system global
    set language {english | french | spanish | portuguese | japanese | trach | simch | korean}
    set gui-theme {jade | neutrino | mariner | graphite | melongene | retro | dark-matter | onyx | eclipse}
    set gui-date-time-source {system | browser}
end
config system settings
    set ngfw-mode {profile-based | policy-based}
    set central-nat {enable | disable}
end