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Conventions

Conventions

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following conventions:

IP addresses

To avoid publication of public IP addresses that belong to Fortinet or any other organization, the IP addresses used in Fortinet technical documentation are fictional and follow the documentation guidelines specific to Fortinet. The addresses used are from the private IP address ranges defined in RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets, available at http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt?number-1918.

Cautions and notes

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following guidance and styles for cautions and notes.

Caution

Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment.

Note

Highlights useful additional information, often tailored to your workplace activity.

Typographical conventions

Fortinet documentation uses the following typographical conventions:

Convention

Example

Button, menu, text box, field, or check box label

From Minimum log level, select Notification.

CLI input

config system dns

set primary <address_ipv4>

end

CLI output

FGT-602803030703 # get system settings

comments : (null)

opmode : nat

Emphasis

HTTP connections are not secure and can be intercepted by a third party.

File content

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Firewall Authentication</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY><H4>You must authenticate to use this service.</H4>

Hyperlink

Visit the Fortinet Technical Support website.

Keyboard entry

Type a name for the remote VPN peer or client, such as Central_Office_1.

Navigation

Go to Monitor > Status > DHCP.

Publication

For details, see the FortiVoice Phone System Administration Guide.

Conventions

Conventions

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following conventions:

IP addresses

To avoid publication of public IP addresses that belong to Fortinet or any other organization, the IP addresses used in Fortinet technical documentation are fictional and follow the documentation guidelines specific to Fortinet. The addresses used are from the private IP address ranges defined in RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets, available at http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt?number-1918.

Cautions and notes

Fortinet technical documentation uses the following guidance and styles for cautions and notes.

Caution

Warns you about commands or procedures that could have unexpected or undesirable results including loss of data or damage to equipment.

Note

Highlights useful additional information, often tailored to your workplace activity.

Typographical conventions

Fortinet documentation uses the following typographical conventions:

Convention

Example

Button, menu, text box, field, or check box label

From Minimum log level, select Notification.

CLI input

config system dns

set primary <address_ipv4>

end

CLI output

FGT-602803030703 # get system settings

comments : (null)

opmode : nat

Emphasis

HTTP connections are not secure and can be intercepted by a third party.

File content

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Firewall Authentication</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY><H4>You must authenticate to use this service.</H4>

Hyperlink

Visit the Fortinet Technical Support website.

Keyboard entry

Type a name for the remote VPN peer or client, such as Central_Office_1.

Navigation

Go to Monitor > Status > DHCP.

Publication

For details, see the FortiVoice Phone System Administration Guide.