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Installing FortiPortal 7.0.1

Installing FortiPortal 7.0.1

To install FortiPortal 7.0.1:
  1. Deploy the VMware FortiPortal image file on a hypervisor.

    Make sure the network interface is connected to a reachable network adapter.

  2. Once the FortiPortal instance is booted up, log in with the default username admin and password portal1234.

    You can change the password by entering the following commands in the CLI console:

    config system admin user

    edit admin

    set password

    Old password: xxxxxx

    New password: yyyyyy

    Retype password: yyyyyy

    end

  3. In the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the IP address for the instance:

    config system interface

    edit port1

    set ip x.x.x.x/x.x.x.x

    end

  4. In the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the default route for the instance:

    config system route

    edit 1

    set device port1

    set gateway x.x.x.x

    end

  5. Optionally, in the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the DNS for the instance:

    config system dns

    set primary x.x.x.x

    set secondary y.y.y.y

    end

  6. Optionally, in the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the NTP for the instance:

    config system ntp

    config ntpserver

    edit 1

    set server x.x.x.x or <hostname>

    end

  7. Connect to FortiPortal via the web interface using the configured IP address. The default web login username and password are spuser and test12345, respectively. Upon login, you may change the web login credential.

    The login credentials are separated between web UI and console/SSH.

Installing FortiPortal 7.0.1

To install FortiPortal 7.0.1:
  1. Deploy the VMware FortiPortal image file on a hypervisor.

    Make sure the network interface is connected to a reachable network adapter.

  2. Once the FortiPortal instance is booted up, log in with the default username admin and password portal1234.

    You can change the password by entering the following commands in the CLI console:

    config system admin user

    edit admin

    set password

    Old password: xxxxxx

    New password: yyyyyy

    Retype password: yyyyyy

    end

  3. In the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the IP address for the instance:

    config system interface

    edit port1

    set ip x.x.x.x/x.x.x.x

    end

  4. In the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the default route for the instance:

    config system route

    edit 1

    set device port1

    set gateway x.x.x.x

    end

  5. Optionally, in the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the DNS for the instance:

    config system dns

    set primary x.x.x.x

    set secondary y.y.y.y

    end

  6. Optionally, in the CLI console, enter the following commands to configure the NTP for the instance:

    config system ntp

    config ntpserver

    edit 1

    set server x.x.x.x or <hostname>

    end

  7. Connect to FortiPortal via the web interface using the configured IP address. The default web login username and password are spuser and test12345, respectively. Upon login, you may change the web login credential.

    The login credentials are separated between web UI and console/SSH.