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Changing host name

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Changing host name

To change the Host Name from GUI:

Steps

  1. From the administration portal, click Dashboard, and find the Host Name widget.
  2. In the Host Name field, click Change.

To change Host Name from CLI:

> set hostname <new_hostname>

e.g.

> set hostname FortiIsolator-to-demo

Caution

The hostname can start with English characters/digits, but must not end with a hyphen. It may contain only the ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (in a case-insensitive manner), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen ('-'). No other symbols, punctuation characters, or white space are permitted.

Changing host name

To change the Host Name from GUI:

Steps

  1. From the administration portal, click Dashboard, and find the Host Name widget.
  2. In the Host Name field, click Change.

To change Host Name from CLI:

> set hostname <new_hostname>

e.g.

> set hostname FortiIsolator-to-demo

Caution

The hostname can start with English characters/digits, but must not end with a hyphen. It may contain only the ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (in a case-insensitive manner), the digits '0' through '9', and the hyphen ('-'). No other symbols, punctuation characters, or white space are permitted.