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Administration Guide

Settings

Settings

The default administrator password should be configured immediately after the FortiGate is installed, see Default administrator password.

On the System > Settings page, options are organized across the following tabs:

General

Use the General tab to:

Access

Use the Access tab to:

Device

Use the Device tab to:

  • Allow FortiConverter access to the FortiGate configuration file.

  • Configure automatic installation of a FortiGate configuration file or firmware from a USB stick.

  • Configure disk settings for WAN optimization or logging.

Preference

Use the Preference tab to:

Settings

Settings

The default administrator password should be configured immediately after the FortiGate is installed, see Default administrator password.

On the System > Settings page, options are organized across the following tabs:

General

Use the General tab to:

Access

Use the Access tab to:

Device

Use the Device tab to:

  • Allow FortiConverter access to the FortiGate configuration file.

  • Configure automatic installation of a FortiGate configuration file or firmware from a USB stick.

  • Configure disk settings for WAN optimization or logging.

Preference

Use the Preference tab to: