
System configuration
8Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the NTP server. A typical Syn Interval would be 1440 minutes for the FortiGate unit to synchronize its time once a day.
9Select Apply.
Figure 1: Example date and time setting
Changing web-based manager options
On the System > Config > Options page, you can:
•Set the system idle timeout.
•Set the authentication timeout.
•Select the language for the
•Modify the dead gateway detection settings.
To set the system idle timeout
1For Idle Timeout, type a number in minutes.
2Select Apply.
Idle Timeout controls the amount of inactive time that the
The default idle time out is 5 minutes. The maximum idle time out is 480 minutes (8 hours).
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