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 web-base manager.

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 web-based manager waits before requiring the administrator to log in again.

The default idle time out is 5 minutes. The maximum idle time out is 480 minutes (8 hours).

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