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Identifying the public IP address

Identifying the public IP address

You can use the FortiManager Cloud CLI to determine the public IP address for FortiManager Cloud.

To determine the public IP address:
  1. Access the instance. See Accessing the portal and instances.

  2. Open the CLI console by clicking the CLI option from the FortiManager Cloud toolbar. See Using the FortiManager Cloud toolbar.

  3. In the CLI console, run the following commands:

    FMG-VM64-VIO-CLOUD # config system admin setting

    set shell-access enable

    Enter new password: <password>

    Confirm new password: <password>

    End

    FMG-VM64-VIO-CLOUD # execute shell

    Enter password:

    bash$

    bash$ curl ifconfig.me

    173.243.137.11

In this example, the public IP address for FortiManager Cloud is 173.243.137.11. You can use the public IP address to set up connections with third-party services, such as LDAP or AWS Management Portal for vCenter.

Identifying the public IP address

You can use the FortiManager Cloud CLI to determine the public IP address for FortiManager Cloud.

To determine the public IP address:
  1. Access the instance. See Accessing the portal and instances.

  2. Open the CLI console by clicking the CLI option from the FortiManager Cloud toolbar. See Using the FortiManager Cloud toolbar.

  3. In the CLI console, run the following commands:

    FMG-VM64-VIO-CLOUD # config system admin setting

    set shell-access enable

    Enter new password: <password>

    Confirm new password: <password>

    End

    FMG-VM64-VIO-CLOUD # execute shell

    Enter password:

    bash$

    bash$ curl ifconfig.me

    173.243.137.11

In this example, the public IP address for FortiManager Cloud is 173.243.137.11. You can use the public IP address to set up connections with third-party services, such as LDAP or AWS Management Portal for vCenter.