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FortiSIEM Manager Setup

FortiSIEM Manager Setup

The FortiSIEM Manager Setup page allows you to add, edit, delete, or unregister FortiSIEM instances. Existing FortiSIEM instances appear on this page. For information about the existing FortiSIEM instances, see the table.

Column

Description

ID Displays the ID of the FortiSIEM instance.
Name Displays the name of the FortiSIEM instance.
FQDN Displays the fully qualified domain name of the FortiSIEM instance.
Admin User Displays the role.
Registered Shows whether an instance is registered or not.
Description Any additional information about the FortiSIEM instance is shown here.

Add a FortiSIEM Instance

To add a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Click New.
  2. In the FortiSIEM Instance Name field, enter the name of the FortiSIEM Instance.
  3. In the Admin User field, enter the administrator user name.
  4. In the Admin Password field, enter the password to be associated with the administrator user name.
    Note: The password must be between 8-64 characters, with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and 1 special character.
  5. In the Confirm Admin Password field, re-enter the password from step 4.
  6. (Optional) In the Description field, enter any additional information you wish to have related to the FortiSIEM instance.
  7. Click Save.

At this point, you can register the instance by following the steps in Configuring FortiSIEM Instance for FortiSIEM Manager.

Edit a FortiSIEM Instance

To edit a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

Note: The Admin User and Password cannot be changed.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to edit.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. In the FortiSIEM Instance Name field, enter the name of the FortiSIEM Instance.
  4. (Optional) In the Description field, enter any additional information you wish to have related to the FortiSIEM instance.
  5. Click Save.

Delete a FortiSIEM Instance

To delete a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to delete.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.

Unregister a FortiSIEM Instance

To unregister a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to unregister.
  2. Click Unregister.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.

FortiSIEM Manager Setup

FortiSIEM Manager Setup

The FortiSIEM Manager Setup page allows you to add, edit, delete, or unregister FortiSIEM instances. Existing FortiSIEM instances appear on this page. For information about the existing FortiSIEM instances, see the table.

Column

Description

ID Displays the ID of the FortiSIEM instance.
Name Displays the name of the FortiSIEM instance.
FQDN Displays the fully qualified domain name of the FortiSIEM instance.
Admin User Displays the role.
Registered Shows whether an instance is registered or not.
Description Any additional information about the FortiSIEM instance is shown here.

Add a FortiSIEM Instance

To add a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Click New.
  2. In the FortiSIEM Instance Name field, enter the name of the FortiSIEM Instance.
  3. In the Admin User field, enter the administrator user name.
  4. In the Admin Password field, enter the password to be associated with the administrator user name.
    Note: The password must be between 8-64 characters, with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and 1 special character.
  5. In the Confirm Admin Password field, re-enter the password from step 4.
  6. (Optional) In the Description field, enter any additional information you wish to have related to the FortiSIEM instance.
  7. Click Save.

At this point, you can register the instance by following the steps in Configuring FortiSIEM Instance for FortiSIEM Manager.

Edit a FortiSIEM Instance

To edit a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

Note: The Admin User and Password cannot be changed.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to edit.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. In the FortiSIEM Instance Name field, enter the name of the FortiSIEM Instance.
  4. (Optional) In the Description field, enter any additional information you wish to have related to the FortiSIEM instance.
  5. Click Save.

Delete a FortiSIEM Instance

To delete a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to delete.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.

Unregister a FortiSIEM Instance

To unregister a FortiSIEM instance, take the following steps from FortiSIEM Manager.

From ADMIN > Setup, take the following steps.

  1. Select the FortiSIEM instance you wish to unregister.
  2. Click Unregister.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.