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Connecting the hardware

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Connecting the hardware

  1. Connect your computer to the FortiMail unit's console port using an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable or a null-modem cable.
  2. Initiate an connection from your computer to the CLI of the FortiMail unit and log in as an administrator.
  3. If this is the first time connecting to the FortiMail unit, the default account is admin with no password.

  4. Connect port1 of the FortiMail unit directly to the same subnet as a TFTP server.

Connecting the hardware

  1. Connect your computer to the FortiMail unit's console port using an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial cable or a null-modem cable.
  2. Initiate an connection from your computer to the CLI of the FortiMail unit and log in as an administrator.
  3. If this is the first time connecting to the FortiMail unit, the default account is admin with no password.

  4. Connect port1 of the FortiMail unit directly to the same subnet as a TFTP server.