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config system modem

config system modem

Note

This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 1000F, FortiGate 1001F, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 120G, FortiGate 121G, FortiGate 140E-POE, FortiGate 140E, FortiGate 1800F, FortiGate 1801F, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 2600F, FortiGate 2601F, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3000F, FortiGate 3001F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3200F, FortiGate 3201F, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3501F, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3700F, FortiGate 3701F, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60E DSLJ, FortiGate 60E DSL, FortiGate 60E-POE, FortiGate 60E, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61E, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 80E-POE, FortiGate 80E, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F DSL, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81E-POE, FortiGate 81E, FortiGate 81F-POE, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 900D, FortiGate 900G, FortiGate 901G, FortiGate 90G, FortiGate 91E, FortiGate 91G, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiGateRugged 70F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 70F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60E DSLJ, FortiWiFi 60E DSL, FortiWiFi 60E, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61E, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

It is not available for: FortiGate VM for AWS, FortiGate VM for Azure, FortiGate VM64.

Configure MODEM.

config system modem
    Description: Configure MODEM.
    set action [dial|stop|...]
    set altmode [enable|disable]
    set authtype1 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set authtype2 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set authtype3 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set auto-dial [enable|disable]
    set connect-timeout {integer}
    set dial-cmd1 {string}
    set dial-cmd2 {string}
    set dial-cmd3 {string}
    set dial-on-demand [enable|disable]
    set distance {integer}
    set dont-send-CR1 [enable|disable]
    set dont-send-CR2 [enable|disable]
    set dont-send-CR3 [enable|disable]
    set extra-init1 {string}
    set extra-init2 {string}
    set extra-init3 {string}
    set holddown-timer {integer}
    set idle-timer {integer}
    set interface {string}
    set lockdown-lac {string}
    set mode [standalone|redundant]
    set network-init {string}
    set passwd1 {password}
    set passwd2 {password}
    set passwd3 {password}
    set peer-modem1 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set peer-modem2 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set peer-modem3 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set phone1 {string}
    set phone2 {string}
    set phone3 {string}
    set pin-init {string}
    set ppp-echo-request1 [enable|disable]
    set ppp-echo-request2 [enable|disable]
    set ppp-echo-request3 [enable|disable]
    set priority {integer}
    set redial [none|1|...]
    set reset {integer}
    set status [enable|disable]
    set traffic-check [enable|disable]
    set username1 {string}
    set username2 {string}
    set username3 {string}
    set wireless-port {integer}
end

config system modem

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

action

Dial up/stop MODEM.

option

-

stop

Option

Description

dial

Dial up number.

stop

Stop dialup.

none

No action.

altmode

Enable/disable altmode for installations using PPP in China.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

authtype1

Allowed authentication types for ISP 1.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

authtype2

Allowed authentication types for ISP 2.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

authtype3

Allowed authentication types for ISP 3.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

auto-dial

Enable/disable auto-dial after a reboot or disconnection.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

connect-timeout

Connection completion timeout.

integer

Minimum value: 30 Maximum value: 255

90

dial-cmd1

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-cmd2

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-cmd3

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-on-demand

Enable/disable to dial the modem when packets are routed to the modem interface.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

distance

Distance of learned routes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 255

1

dont-send-CR1

Do not send CR when connected (ISP1).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

dont-send-CR2

Do not send CR when connected (ISP2).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

dont-send-CR3

Do not send CR when connected (ISP3).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

extra-init1

Extra initialization string to ISP 1.

string

Maximum length: 127

extra-init2

Extra initialization string to ISP 2.

string

Maximum length: 127

extra-init3

Extra initialization string to ISP 3.

string

Maximum length: 127

holddown-timer

Hold down timer in seconds.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 60

60

idle-timer

MODEM connection idle time.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 9999

5

interface

Name of redundant interface.

string

Maximum length: 63

lockdown-lac

Allow connection only to the specified Location Area Code (LAC).

string

Maximum length: 127

mode

Set MODEM operation mode to redundant or standalone.

option

-

standalone

Option

Description

standalone

Standalone.

redundant

Redundant for an interface.

network-init

AT command to set the Network name/type (AT+COPS=<mode>,[<format>,<oper>[,<AcT>]]).

string

Maximum length: 127

passwd1

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

passwd2

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

passwd3

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

peer-modem1

Specify peer MODEM type for phone1.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

peer-modem2

Specify peer MODEM type for phone2.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

peer-modem3

Specify peer MODEM type for phone3.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

phone1

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

phone2

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

phone3

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

pin-init

AT command to set the PIN (AT+PIN=<pin>).

string

Maximum length: 127

ppp-echo-request1

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 1.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

ppp-echo-request2

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 2.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

ppp-echo-request3

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 3.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

priority

Priority of learned routes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

1

redial

Redial limit.

option

-

none

Option

Description

none

Forever.

1

One attempt.

2

Two attempts.

3

Three attempts.

4

Four attempts.

5

Five attempts.

6

Six attempts.

7

Seven attempts.

8

Eight attempts.

9

Nine attempts.

10

Ten attempts.

reset

Number of dial attempts before resetting modem (0 = never reset).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10

0

status

Enable/disable Modem support (equivalent to bringing an interface up or down).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

traffic-check

Enable/disable traffic-check.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

username1

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

username2

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

username3

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

wireless-port

Enter wireless port number: 0 for default, 1 for first port, and so on.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

config system modem

config system modem

Note

This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 1000F, FortiGate 1001F, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 120G, FortiGate 121G, FortiGate 140E-POE, FortiGate 140E, FortiGate 1800F, FortiGate 1801F, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 2600F, FortiGate 2601F, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3000F, FortiGate 3001F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3200F, FortiGate 3201F, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3501F, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3700F, FortiGate 3701F, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60E DSLJ, FortiGate 60E DSL, FortiGate 60E-POE, FortiGate 60E, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61E, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 80E-POE, FortiGate 80E, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F DSL, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81E-POE, FortiGate 81E, FortiGate 81F-POE, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 900D, FortiGate 900G, FortiGate 901G, FortiGate 90G, FortiGate 91E, FortiGate 91G, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiGateRugged 70F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 70F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60E DSLJ, FortiWiFi 60E DSL, FortiWiFi 60E, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61E, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

It is not available for: FortiGate VM for AWS, FortiGate VM for Azure, FortiGate VM64.

Configure MODEM.

config system modem
    Description: Configure MODEM.
    set action [dial|stop|...]
    set altmode [enable|disable]
    set authtype1 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set authtype2 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set authtype3 {option1}, {option2}, ...
    set auto-dial [enable|disable]
    set connect-timeout {integer}
    set dial-cmd1 {string}
    set dial-cmd2 {string}
    set dial-cmd3 {string}
    set dial-on-demand [enable|disable]
    set distance {integer}
    set dont-send-CR1 [enable|disable]
    set dont-send-CR2 [enable|disable]
    set dont-send-CR3 [enable|disable]
    set extra-init1 {string}
    set extra-init2 {string}
    set extra-init3 {string}
    set holddown-timer {integer}
    set idle-timer {integer}
    set interface {string}
    set lockdown-lac {string}
    set mode [standalone|redundant]
    set network-init {string}
    set passwd1 {password}
    set passwd2 {password}
    set passwd3 {password}
    set peer-modem1 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set peer-modem2 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set peer-modem3 [generic|actiontec|...]
    set phone1 {string}
    set phone2 {string}
    set phone3 {string}
    set pin-init {string}
    set ppp-echo-request1 [enable|disable]
    set ppp-echo-request2 [enable|disable]
    set ppp-echo-request3 [enable|disable]
    set priority {integer}
    set redial [none|1|...]
    set reset {integer}
    set status [enable|disable]
    set traffic-check [enable|disable]
    set username1 {string}
    set username2 {string}
    set username3 {string}
    set wireless-port {integer}
end

config system modem

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

action

Dial up/stop MODEM.

option

-

stop

Option

Description

dial

Dial up number.

stop

Stop dialup.

none

No action.

altmode

Enable/disable altmode for installations using PPP in China.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

authtype1

Allowed authentication types for ISP 1.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

authtype2

Allowed authentication types for ISP 2.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

authtype3

Allowed authentication types for ISP 3.

option

-

pap chap mschap mschapv2

Option

Description

pap

PAP

chap

CHAP

mschap

MSCHAP

mschapv2

MSCHAPv2

auto-dial

Enable/disable auto-dial after a reboot or disconnection.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

connect-timeout

Connection completion timeout.

integer

Minimum value: 30 Maximum value: 255

90

dial-cmd1

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-cmd2

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-cmd3

Dial command (this is often an ATD or ATDT command).

string

Maximum length: 63

dial-on-demand

Enable/disable to dial the modem when packets are routed to the modem interface.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

distance

Distance of learned routes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 255

1

dont-send-CR1

Do not send CR when connected (ISP1).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

dont-send-CR2

Do not send CR when connected (ISP2).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

dont-send-CR3

Do not send CR when connected (ISP3).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

extra-init1

Extra initialization string to ISP 1.

string

Maximum length: 127

extra-init2

Extra initialization string to ISP 2.

string

Maximum length: 127

extra-init3

Extra initialization string to ISP 3.

string

Maximum length: 127

holddown-timer

Hold down timer in seconds.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 60

60

idle-timer

MODEM connection idle time.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 9999

5

interface

Name of redundant interface.

string

Maximum length: 63

lockdown-lac

Allow connection only to the specified Location Area Code (LAC).

string

Maximum length: 127

mode

Set MODEM operation mode to redundant or standalone.

option

-

standalone

Option

Description

standalone

Standalone.

redundant

Redundant for an interface.

network-init

AT command to set the Network name/type (AT+COPS=<mode>,[<format>,<oper>[,<AcT>]]).

string

Maximum length: 127

passwd1

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

passwd2

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

passwd3

Password to access the specified dialup account.

password

Not Specified

peer-modem1

Specify peer MODEM type for phone1.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

peer-modem2

Specify peer MODEM type for phone2.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

peer-modem3

Specify peer MODEM type for phone3.

option

-

generic

Option

Description

generic

All other modem type.

actiontec

ActionTec modem.

ascend_TNT

Ascend TNT modem.

phone1

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

phone2

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

phone3

Phone number to connect to the dialup account (must not contain spaces, and should include standard special characters).

string

Maximum length: 63

pin-init

AT command to set the PIN (AT+PIN=<pin>).

string

Maximum length: 127

ppp-echo-request1

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 1.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

ppp-echo-request2

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 2.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

ppp-echo-request3

Enable/disable PPP echo-request to ISP 3.

option

-

enable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

priority

Priority of learned routes.

integer

Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 65535

1

redial

Redial limit.

option

-

none

Option

Description

none

Forever.

1

One attempt.

2

Two attempts.

3

Three attempts.

4

Four attempts.

5

Five attempts.

6

Six attempts.

7

Seven attempts.

8

Eight attempts.

9

Nine attempts.

10

Ten attempts.

reset

Number of dial attempts before resetting modem (0 = never reset).

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10

0

status

Enable/disable Modem support (equivalent to bringing an interface up or down).

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

traffic-check

Enable/disable traffic-check.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

enable

Enable setting.

disable

Disable setting.

username1

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

username2

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

username3

User name to access the specified dialup account.

string

Maximum length: 63

wireless-port

Enter wireless port number: 0 for default, 1 for first port, and so on.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0