Configuration and management
FortiOS can be managed through the graphical user interface (GUI) or the Command Line Interface (CLI) as well as other tools.
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For |
Use |
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Direct or individual configuration |
FortiOS GUI and CLI. See Using the GUI and Using the CLI. FortiExplorer Go and FortiExplorer. See Using FortiExplorer Go and FortiExplorer. |
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Mass provisioning, management, and orchestration |
FortiManager and FortiGate Cloud. See the FortiManager page and the FortiGate Cloud page on the Fortinet Document Library. |
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Automation |
REST API accessible through Fortinet Developer Network (FNDN). See Accessing Fortinet Developer Network and REST API administrator. Automation tools, such as Terraform and Ansible. See Terraform: FortiOS as a provider. |
| Other tools and FortiConverter |
The FortiConverter service helps you migrate a configuration from one FortiGate to another FortiGate, or from a third-party firewall to a FortiGate. See Migrating a configuration with FortiConverter. |